Posted on 02/18/2024 8:53:37 AM PST by Morgana
A Target superstore in West Virginia has shut down after a slipping hillside caused it collapse, tearing off one corner of the building.
Shocking video shows a giant crack in the corner of the store in Barboursville where the ground beneath has given way, causing it to fall free.
The store closed on February 2 when the hill first slipped, and then when it slipped even further on Wednesday, the store was forced to shut its doors indefinitely.
It's not yet known what caused the slippage, but three families were evacuated from homes behind the Target, with the shopping chain covering their moving expenses.
Target said they are working towards 'removing the damaged portion of the store' starting this week and will take 'additional steps to prepare for construction in the coming months'.
A Target spokesperson told USA Today: 'The safety of our team, guests, and neighbors is our top priority, and we are continuing to work on our Barboursville store to address the recent land movement.'
They added: 'We continue to closely assess the condition of the site and partner with local officials to secure the area and repair the store as safely as possible," added Target in their statement.'
Referring to the three homes that were evacuated, Target said 'local officials notified nearby homeowners of the situation' and that the company is 'taking steps to support them.'
Barboursville Mayor Chris Tatum told WSAZ last week that there is not thought to be any danger to other businesses in the area and they will continue to be operational.
But water supply to the area has been limited as authorities investigate the slipping hill and a West Virginia American Water spokesperson told WSAZ that the initial slip on February 2 had damaged its water main.
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More transgender clothing should fix everything
Moving Heaven and Earth to make a statement.
“On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand;
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand”
Target should take a lesson.
Wow…
“removing the damaged portion of the store”
I sure hope the tranny merchandise wasn’t affected!
Climate Change, baby!
Well Ferris it’s like this. I know where this Targay is and the bank it sits on. If they take all the queer stuff from their stores and throw it into the sinking ground, with tons of concrete, they may be able to stop the landslide.
In my old job we looked at some commercial properties in West Virginia.
Several of them were built in areas that technically were out of the one hundred year flood plain but we had local newspaper articles showing floods every few years.
Deep valleys surrounded by tall mountains are very common in the state—and any significant rain can flood most valleys.
It was funny listening to the property owners lying about their flood history when you could see the previous high water levels on the concrete walls outside.
;-)
Is this an area of West Virginia where coal mining has taken place? Land slides have been known to happen in such areas,
as the ground settles and old mine tunnels are subsiding.
The people need our prayers and support, but the sick ideology the company focuses on can go back to hell where it belongs!
heh
🔝🔝
But water supply to the area has been limited as authorities investigate the slipping hill and a West Virginia American Water spokesperson told WSAZ that the initial slip on February 2 had damaged its water main.
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So which came first... the ground slippage or the damage to the watermain? A leaking main has the potential to turn the whole thing into a building on top of a pile of soup....
By the way, the streetview of this goes right around the building and one can get a much better perspective of the ‘hill’ that is being referred to... https://www.google.ca/maps/@38.4193163,-82.2842196,3a,75y,33.52h,82.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sfceYjweyI1E-klUQkrWKTg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu
That one won’t buff out.
No, this is just east of I-64 east of Huntington. Having lived in that area, it looks like the cause is poorly executed cut and fill site prep, compromised by rain and gravity over the years.
Some soils engineer has some ‘splaining to do.
-PJ
May be a contributing factor, not a lot of flat ground in WV. They generally have to move a great deal of rock and dirt to build on. Just the way it is.
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