2 injured when frame of strip mall under construction falls

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters say two construction workers suffered minor injuries when strong winds knocked down part of the wooden framework of a Fort Dodge strip mall under construction. The Messenger says the accident happened Wednesday morning on Corridor Plaza property, just north of a Burger King restaurant. Fort Dodge Fire Department Lt. Nathan Conrad said that at the time of the collapse, winds were gusting to more than 30 mph. Officials say one of the injured workers was 14 feet above ground when the collapse happened. Both injured workers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.