Debris falls from downtown highrise
Posted Apr 26, 2011 5:56 pm.
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High winds and reports of falling debris downtown resulted in the closure of a section on 10th Street at 12th Avenue southwest Tuesday afternoon.
Just before 5:00, a vehicle was struck by fallen debris from a building under construction at 10th street and 12th Avenue southwest.
When crews arrived they discovered debris hanging precariously off of a high rise building.
Brian McAsey with the Calgary Fire Dept. tells 660News, crews are bringing a crane in to remove any other dangerous overhanging materials from the building.
Luckily the driver of the vehicle wasn’t hurt, but roads will remain taped off as a precaution.
Currently 12th Avenue is closed between 9th and 11th Street, and 10th Avenue is closed between 11th and 12th Street.
