Area closed after partial collapse of vacant Missouri hotel
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo. (AP) — The partial collapse of a vacant hotel in suburban Kansas City has led authorities to evacuate nearby businesses and apartments and close roads and sidewalks in the area.
Officials say a corner section of the former Royal Hotel in downtown Excelsior Springs collapsed onto the sidewalk around 3 p.m. Wednesday.
No one was injured in the collapse.
The building is more than 120 years old and has been abandoned for about 20 years.
Police say the building was scheduled to be demolished when the partial collapse happened.
City officials say years of water leaking into the building from the roof likely led to the collapse.
