NewsPublished: Jul. 07, 2026, 3:42 a.m.By Geoff Herbert | gherbert@syracuse.comThe roof collapsed at a big box retailer Monday, briefly trapping two people.NBC reports heavy rain caused part of the roof to collapse at a BJ’s Wholesale Club store in Ocean Township, New Jersey. Ocean Township police, Monmouth Court sheriff’s deputies and other first responders rushed to the store around 11:16 a.m.According to News 12 New Jersey, there were 27 people inside the BJ’s when the ceiling fell over the bakery section in the building’s rear. Security video shows customers running for safety.Two “individuals were partially entrapped but were able to free themselves and safely exit the structure,” the Monmouth Court Sheriff’s Office said.No injuries were reported.See video of the roof collapse from NB