Westfield Eastgardens Car Park Collapse - NSW, Australia - News Article Locations on Waymarking.com

By accounts in the Sydney Morning Herald, and the Daily Telegraph - regional newspapers, a 9 metre long steel beam of the roof over the Level 2 part of the car park side of the shopping complex collapsed before 7am [Firefighters arrived at 6.55 am], before the main Shopping Centre opened at 9am.

Some 500 - 600 people were evacuated from the shopping centre, but while vehicles were damaged, there was no injuries to people. The beam collapse brought down a section above, which included Plant Room, Toilets, Exhaust Fans, and Electrical Switchboards. It seems that at first the extent of the damage, and repercussions weren't evident, as it wasn't until 9am that shoppers, and Traders were evacuated.
The Sydney Morning Herald [NSW]Car park collapses at Sydney shopping centre, JULY 24 2012
Daily Telegraph: Carpark collapse forces evacuation of Westfield Eastgardens, July 24, 2012 11:25 am

"People - among them former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally - were evacuated before the whole centre was closed off after a survey revealed the collapse might have caused structural damage". Daily Telegraph [And that was about 9am.]

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Type of publication: Newspaper When was the article reported?: 07/24/2012 Publication: The Sydney Morning Herald, and, Daily Telegraph Article Url: [Web Link] Is Registration Required?: no How widespread was the article reported?: regional News Category: Society/People

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