Our structural collapse attorneys note that just this afternoon, a parking garage in Fort Lauderdale, FL collapsed with a resounding boom that shook the entire neighborhood. The Fort Lauderdale collapsed parking garage stood close to Southeast 6th Street and South Andrews Avenue. The parking garage was still under construction at the time of its collapse. One person received injuries from the parking garage collapse.
Just a few days ago, we reported on a collapsed home in Queens, NY that was undergoing new construction and renovation. And not long ago, a parking garage collapse in Sydney, Australia that endangered the mall to which it was connected made the news worldwide.
One of these collapses was attributed to poor bolting. The Queens home collapse resulted when workers cut a critical structural support member. Some recent building collapses that have made the news seem to have resulted from improper load calculation. Some of the building collapses have resulted in fatalities as well as serious injuries.
So our structural collapse attorneys wonder: is there a safety problem in the construction industry? Click here and read our article on the house collapse in Queens, NY and decide for yourself.