Mpls officials ordered building be secured before urban explorer’s mill fall

One week before 18-year-old Ash Ranallo-Korbel fell 20 stories from the decommissioned Checkerboard Grain Mill in Minneapolis, city inspectors had ordered the building’s owner to secure multiple openings that were open to urban explorers.

It was one of a number of orders from the city to the building’s owner since late May, city records show.

According to a Minneapolis spokesperson, inspectors warned the owner on May 20, June 15, July 23 and July 27…

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