NewsAugust 6, 2002
Three killed in wall collapse in North Carolina
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- An 80,000-pound section of a concrete wall fell on a group of construction workers as they ate lunch Monday, killing three of them. Officials said the wall toppled when another crew had removed temporary braces from the 35-by-20-foot section, unaware the wall had not been permanently secured to the roof...
The Associated Press
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- An 80,000-pound section of a concrete wall fell on a group of construction workers as they ate lunch Monday, killing three of them.
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Officials said the wall toppled when another crew had removed temporary braces from the 35-by-20-foot section, unaware the wall had not been permanently secured to the roof.
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