MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Middletown authorities say the third floor of a building on Main Street has collapsed, but two workers managed to escape immediately before the collapse.

Acting Fire Marshal Al Santostefano told The Associated Press the entire third floor of the building came off, littering the street with bricks and snapping two trees. He said two workers fled when they heard a cracking sound and firefighters narrowly escaped injury.

Santostefano says he believes no one else was in the building and no one was injured. He compared the site to a "bomb scene."

Adjacent buildings were evacuated.

The incident occurred as another winter storm put more weight on buildings. Santostefano says the building, which includes an accounting firm and stores on the first floor, has a flat roof.

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