Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • May 22, 2013 Ridgewood Multiple departments responded to roof collapse Ridgewood’s police, fire, and EMS departments were notified by a 911 telephone call of a reported roof collapse at 25 Oak Street. The address is a vacant one-story retail storefront, most recently the home of a sporting goods store. Arriving units observed mounds of debris through the front windows. It was subsequently determined that only the sub-roof and ceiling had collapsed; no one was in the building at the time of the collapse. Ridgewood Fire Department personnel were directed to check neighboring structures for damage. Ridgewood’s chief building code enforcement official, Anthony Merlino, was called to the scene. The cause of the collapse is still undetermined. Oak Street between East Ridgewood and Franklin Avenues remained closed while officials conducted their investigation. No injuries to either civilians or emergency personnel have been reported at this time. Ridgewood Police Chief John Ward, Ridgewood Fire Chief James Van Goor, and Ridgewood EMS/Emergency Services Chief Brian Pullman were all at the scene personally directing their respective response teams. (Photos courtesy of Boyd A. Loving.)