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Tropicana Atlantic City 5-story garage collapses - 3 men trapped
Fox News Alert ("BONG!")
| 10.30.03
Posted on 10/30/2003 8:31:03 AM PST by mhking
At least 2 injuries at present. Details still coming in.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:31:03 AM PST
by
mhking
To: mhking
WOW just saw the scene truly tragic
Said the garage was UNDER construction
No new details
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:31:59 AM PST
by
alisasny
(No one is listening until you make a mistake.)
To: mhking
heards on WABC that it was under construction.
3
posted on
10/30/2003 8:32:17 AM PST
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
To: mhking
It pancaked....
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:32:24 AM PST
by
Dog
To: mhking
From WPVI/Philadelphia:
Collapse at Tropicana
ATLANTIC CITY-October 30, 2003 — Emergency workers are at the Tropicana casino on S. Brighton Ave. at the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. Police say about 6 floors have collapsed in a construction area.
Early reports indicate there are people trapped, but that has not yet been confirmed.
Officials are setting up a triage center to handle any victims, but there is no word yet on extent of any injuries.
The incident happened around 10:40am.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:33:04 AM PST
by
mhking
To: alisasny
I have NBC10 on from Philly they are covering this live.....will post updates.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:33:17 AM PST
by
Dog
To: mhking
12 ambulances on the scene.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:34:00 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Dog
There are reports of workers trapped ....
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:34:35 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Dog
Saying a prayer for the injured. Thanks for the updates.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:35:04 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: mhking
POSTED: 11:21 a.m. EST October 30, 2003
UPDATED: 11:28 a.m. EST October 30, 2003 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- A five-story section of the Tropicana Casino and Resort's parking garage that's under construction in Atlantic City has collapsed.
Emergency crews are on the scene.
Atlantic City's deputy emergency management director says at least two people were injured in the garage collapse at the Tropicana Casino and Resort.
The ten-story garage is part of the Tropicana's $245 million expansion.
To: Dog
that happenned in CT a few years back. "lift slab construction" is what I beleive its' called. they banned it in CT afterwards. 76 people dies, IIRC L'ambiance plaza was the name of the place.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:36:03 AM PST
by
camle
(no fool like a damned fool)
To: Dog
Now that valet parking is so cheap we never use those parking garages in AC.
10 stories WOW
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:36:09 AM PST
by
alisasny
(No one is listening until you make a mistake.)
To: alisasny
They have left the story...
13
posted on
10/30/2003 8:37:08 AM PST
by
Dog
To: Dog
Whoa! I used to work in an office building that had an attached garage that sounds like that. They didn't have enough parking, so the valets took all the excess up to the top level.
Fortunately, somebody with a brain made them cease and desist with this practice, fearing just such a collapse.
From then on, poor Alfonso and the boys had to park 'em around the neighborhood.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:37:24 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(Santa Ana wind and fire season runs thru late November..we're just beginning)
To: camle
76 people dies, IIRC L'ambiance plaza was the name of the place. Later changed to "L'Ambulance Plaza," no doubt. (OK, I'll stop!)
To: camle
Same thing happened in a garage under construction in MD either this year or last year.....
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:38:31 AM PST
by
John H K
To: Dog
Let me guess, Peterson or Bryant?
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:39:34 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: michigander
UPDATED: 11:33 a.m. EST October 30, 2003 Allyn Seel, deputy director of Emergency Management for Atlantic City, said he was directing the set-up of a triage area to evaluate injured workers. He said there were hundreds of workers on site and they were being ordered away from the accident.
Maureen Siman, a spokeswoman for the casino, said she didn't know the extent of the injuries.
"They're doing a head count now," she said.
To: michigander
MSNBC is saying there were hundreds of workers at the location.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:42:07 AM PST
by
Howlin
To: Howlin
WNYW is saying the same thing; they can only confirm two injured though.
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posted on
10/30/2003 8:42:58 AM PST
by
mhking
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