Six-story parking garage collapses in AC. NJ

xultar

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:37 AM
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Six-story parking garage collapses in AC. NJ

Edited on Thu Oct-30-03 11:44 AM by xultar

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/10/30/garage.collapse/index.html

(CNN) The top six stories of a parking garage under construction at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, collapsed Thursday, resulting in "multiple injuries," police said.

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northernsoul

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:39 AM
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1. Yikes!

I hope everyone's ok - sounds like details are pretty sketchy right now

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soleft

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:44 AM
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2. here's a link from NY Daily News, 2 confirmed injured so far

Edited on Thu Oct-30-03 11:44 AM by soleft

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/breaking_news/story/132203p-117960c.html

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soupkitchen

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:44 AM
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3. The same thing happened in AC a few years ago

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joanski01

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:46 AM
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4. Were they, by any chance,

using cheap imported steel in their construction? Cutting corners in disregard to safety?

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soupkitchen

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:46 AM
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5. Somethings not right

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TAH6988

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Thu Oct-30-03 12:04 PM
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9. No kidding

otherwise it would still be standing...duh.

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HereSince1628

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:53 AM
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7. could also be removing forms from concrete too soon.

In the way-back a high rise under construction in Tysons Corner VA collapsed for that reason.

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Thu Oct-30-03 01:36 PM
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10. More likely cheap labor

There's a lot of imported steel floating around and it's good. There's a lot of day laborers floating around who are not.

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Fuzz

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Thu Oct-30-03 11:49 AM
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6. My in-laws own a couple condos right next door

They are there nearly every weekend now that they are retired. Yikes.

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Fuzz

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Thu Oct-30-03 12:04 PM
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8. Live feed here

http://wnbc.feedroom.com/index.jsp?auto_band=x&fr_story=FEEDROOM38919

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