3 injured as post office building collapses in north Harris County

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Houston firefighters were responding to a post office building collapse in north Harris County Thursday afternoon where three people were reportedly injured.

The flat roof of a post office facility mail distribution center on Aldine Bender Road, which was occupied at the time, collapsed Thursday.

Three people with minor injuries are being transported to a hospital, according to a tweet by Houston Firefighters.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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