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My son was down there on business at the time. Quite the mess, he said.


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Originally Posted by Robert_White
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_Towers_collapse

My cousin quit this job one day before the collapse.
Premature removal of shoring.

Did he quit because he felt the job site was unsafe?


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Your cousin was lucky, smart or both!

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Originally Posted by Robert_White
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_Towers_collapse

My cousin quit this job one day before the collapse.
Premature removal of shoring.

That should lead to heavy criminal charges.


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Originally Posted by Sitka deer
Originally Posted by Robert_White
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline_Towers_collapse

My cousin quit this job one day before the collapse.
Premature removal of shoring.

That should lead to heavy criminal charges.

It didn't. IIRC, the onsite foreman was tried and found not guilty.

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I am interested in learning the cause of the failure.

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Can you imagine what was going through the guy's head that was in that tower crane?

Can you imagine what was going through those people's heads that were on the ground running across the street?

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Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
I am interested in learning the cause of the failure.


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Originally Posted by PaulBarnard
I am interested in learning the cause of the failure.

heard 30ft spans between supports and pouring concrete.


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