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SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts) Thu Jun 24, 2021, 06:47 PM Jun 2021

This Building Collapse Feels A Lot Like The Fire In The Apartment Building In England

There were 72 deaths in that 2017 incident. I suspect this catastrophe will be comparable, give or take 20 or so deaths, based upon reports of # still missing.

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This Building Collapse Feels A Lot Like The Fire In The Apartment Building In England (Original Post) SoCalDavidS Jun 2021 OP

None of the reasons are gonna be good zipplewrath Jun 2021 #1

While different - Grenfeld (the UK building) came right to mind. electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #2

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

1. None of the reasons are gonna be good

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Original post)

Thu Jun 24, 2021, 07:59 PM

Jun 2021

Think of the top 5 reasons for this and none will be "good".

1) Sea level rise disturbed the foundation.
2) Over pumping of the aquifer caused a collapse of the underlying foundation.
3) Permitting for the foundation was flawed
4) Inspection of the foundation was flawed
5) Follow up inspections ignored what was going on.

electric_blue68

(14,906 posts)

2. While different - Grenfeld (the UK building) came right to mind.

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Original post)

Fri Jun 25, 2021, 01:49 AM

Jun 2021

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