City of Savannah investigators were on the scene Friday afternoon after part of the facade of a pharmacy collapsed.
One person was injured in the about 3:30 p.m. incident at the CVS Pharmacy in the Medical Arts shopping center at the intersection of Waters Avenue and 63rd Street, said Savannah-Chatham police at the scene. The person was taken to Memorial University Medical Center just across Waters.
What caused the front of the building to fall and damage four vehicles parked in front of the store wasn’t immediately clear.
CVS personnel at the scene, including a store manager and a district manager, declined to comment on the incident.
People in the area at the time said they thought the noise from the collapse was an approaching thunderstorm.
“I heard 10 or 15 pops. I didn’t know what it was, maybe thunder,” said Michael Dunbar, who was inside the building. “Next thing I know, the facade of CVS is falling.
“I just thank God. I was five seconds from death. If I’d gotten out of the car just like five seconds later, I’d be dead or comatose.”