Wednesday, July 18, 2012
"Freak" Weather Blamed for Ottawa Collapse
- John Huntington's Blog -: I'm traveling and haven't had time to dig up the whole report, but according to the Ottawa Citizen, "freak" weather alone was responsible for the stage roof collapse last year:
Provincial government engineers were unable to find any evidence of “structural issues” that might have contributed to the collapse, a Ministry of Labour spokesman confirmed Friday.
I'm glad to hear that the stage was apparently properly engineered and constructed!
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It is fortunate that no one was seriously injured, but as Huntington points out, and I agree -- there maybe should a little more caution taken in this kind of thing. This is especially true if Huntington is correct in that that day's storm was typical for the season; if that's the case there may be more reason to worry that there was previously thought. Even if the structures themselves were sound, those in charge should be responsible for keeping a close eye on the weather, as the disastrous potential of collapses can be huge.
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