‘I just heard this big loud noise': Ceiling collapses at east Charlotte apartment

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A woman has been forced out of her home after the ceiling of her apartment came crashing down Friday afternoon.

The damage was extensive when Channel 9 crews went inside the apartment on Wynbrook Way near Interstate 85 in north Charlotte.

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“I went to lay down, and I just heard this big loud noise,” resident Monica Dayson said.

Fire inspectors posted a notice that the apartment wasn’t safe until someone could get in and clean it all up.

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They also told representatives of the apartment complex’s management company that they should inspect ceilings in other apartments.

A company spokeswoman told Channel 9 they’ve called contractors in to fix the ceiling and check others.

>>Watch the video at the top of this page as Eyewitness News reporter Mark Becker takes you inside the apartment and shows you the damage.