Glass panel falls off Calgary building, 5 Avenue opens up after delay
Posted Aug 31, 2022 2:33 pm.
Last Updated Aug 31, 2022 4:02 pm.
A pane of glass has fallen off a Calgary building onto 5 Avenue around 2 p.m. Wednesday, and opened up after closing for a couple hours.
The Calgary fire department’s technical rescue team were on the scene as they were trying to secure a loose panel on a building.
Police closed off an area around 5 Street and 5 Avenue SW to keep any drivers or pedestrians safe.
@CTVCalgary @citynewscalgary some images / video of the glass break repair shutting down 5 Ave… i'm right across the road ???? pic.twitter.com/Up0jViOh3E
— Dan Cruickshank (@danistheremix) August 31, 2022
Emergency personnel respond to a glass pane falling off a building on 5 Avenue in Calgary. (Courtesy of Dan Cruickshank on Twitter)
The fire department’s Carol Henke says the panel was in multiple pieces laid out on the road.
The road was cleared at around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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