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Fire officials have no idea what caused the front of a Harvard Heights apartment building to collapse last night shortly before 11 p.m., but it is believed that the building's age and construction may have been a contributing factor. Twenty to thirty people were inside, but only one woman was injured with non-life threatening wounds. Another 20-year-old man was trapped in the rubble, but after being rescued by firefighters, he refused to go the hospital. The four affected units and the other eight were evacuated until the structure would be cleared.
