Ceiling collapses in Dania Beach home after heavy rain

Woman, 2-year-old granddaughter in bed when piece of drywall falls from ceiling

DANIA BEACH, Fla. – A ceiling partially collapsed on people inside a Dania Beach home Sunday night, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

Deputies said a piece of drywall fell from the ceiling at 109 NW Sixth Ave. after heavy rain.

A woman and her 2-year-old granddaughter were laying in bed when the drywall fell.

The 2-year-old girl wasn't hurt, but her grandmother was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries.


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