Roof collapses at Maynard’s store in Tyler Friday night

The roof over part of Maynard’s Grocery in Tyler collapsed late in the evening of Friday, July 23 following a heavy rain storm.

The Tyler Police Department reported the incident at about 11:30 p.m. Friday night, notifying the owners of Maynard’s of the incident.

Staff at Maynard’s worked on cleaning part of the store to reopen the store later in the day on Saturday.

The portion of the store effected by the roof collapse has been covered with a tarp and is not accessible to the public at this time.

Maynard’s occupies three building spaces in downtown Tyler. The undamaged portion of the store will remain open.

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