A man working at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex died Tuesday afternoon after a concrete stairwell collapsed, according to authorities.
Atlanta police, fire crews and EMS responded to the Hollywood/Shawnee apartment complex at 1220 Gun Club Road. Officers were dispatched following reports that the stairwell fell on a construction worker, officials said.
The man wasn’t breathing when emergency crews arrived and he died a short time later, according to authorities. Fulton County medical examiners identified the deceased as Carlos Bonilla-Romero, a 32-year-old Atlanta man.
No residents lived at the apartments, which were under construction, Channel 2 Action News reported. Bonilla-Romero was part of a two-man crew working on renovations.
Officials said the falling concrete struck a gas meter. Representatives from Atlanta Gas Light responded to the apartment complex and released a statement saying the falling debris did not cause any leaks.
“The valve that safely brings natural gas to the meters was turned off prior to the construction work on the apartments,” the gas company said in the statement.
Fulton County property tax records show the 11-acre complex is owned by a subsidiary of the Vitus Group, a Seattle-based company that has affordable housing properties nationwide.
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