A slow drip turned into a fast exit for dozens of renters in Shaker Heights on Saturday morning, after part of the roof at the Bon Air Apartments began to cave in and sent residents hustling out of the building.
Fire crews cleared tenants from the four-story complex while they checked out the leak that triggered the emergency response. Shaker Heights Fire officials say the call about water leaking came in at 8:58 a.m., and crews arrived to find the roof sagging into several fourth-floor units. As a precaution, all 44 units in the building were evacuated, according to Cleveland 19 News.
Police told the station the building’s owner was on the way, while a news crew watched firefighters secure the area and keep residents back from the damage…