Officials have not directly linked the cause of the deadly roof collapse to storm damage but said they were investigating it as a potential cause.
A longtime employee at a Peet’s Coffee distribution center in Oakland died and another worker was injured when the roof of a warehouse partially collapsed early Friday.
The man who died was identified as 58-year-old Martin Gonzalez of Oakland, who had worked for the company for 17 years,The second employee, a woman, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, a spokesperson for the Oakland Fire Department told The Times.Fire crews responded to the warehouse in the 600 block of 85th Avenue shortly after 3 a.m. Friday,As a distribution leader, he arrived about an hour before other employees to prepare for the day.
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