Posted on 11/29/2004 8:04:34 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
A six-story parking garage under construction at the National Institutes of Health collapsed Monday, pinning one person in the debris, authorities said. Authorities don't yet know what caused the top three floors of the structure to collapse around 9 a.m., said NIH spokesman John Burklow.
Besides the person pinned in the debris, several people had been trapped, but were being freed, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said. The extent of their injuries was not immediately clear, he said.
The sprawling campus of the federal agency covers more than 300 acres on the outskirts of Washington.
Last time I drove up that way, another parking garage collapsed suddenly as well.
Now there's a health hazard! How Ironic.
Let's see, 9AM on a Monday morning.
Three floors collapse.
Several trapped, one pinned.
That's all?
At 9AM?
Either that's one lucky work crew, or the builder isn't very motivated to get the job done...
What construction company built that garage?
Close enough for gummint work. (not)
Minority Set-aside.
As in most gummint contracts, THE LOWEST BIDDER......
Ding, ding, ding!
My husband, who is a retired postal worker, always uses that remark when he's finishing a job. I know it's only a joke to him since he's so precise with everything.
Wasn't Michael Moore spotted driving in the area that very same day?
The Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City had a similiar collapse with a new parking garage last year.
You haven't been involved in most government contracts i see. They DO NOT go to the lowest bidder. They go often to a high bidder with no experience as a minority set-aside (who's CEO is often related to the mayor).
Anybody able to find the contractor BUMP?
Sideshow Bob's evil brother strikes again...
My daughter just landed a very nice job with the gummint on Capitol Hill, working for one of the huge committes of the House. She was an A student and quite precise also. LOL!
Bad concrete...or not cured sufficiently..
Just received an official e-mail re the garage
accident.
"A concrete beam slipped, falling on the upper
floor of the parking garage and the floor below.
The full extnt of the damage to the garage has not been determined."
The garage was under construction.
MV
Hey, neighbor!
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