building collapse on castle street

wazzoraybelle · 27-08-2009 5:08pm #1

Just heard this! anyone got anymore info??

Heisenberg. · 27-08-2009 5:11pm

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sunnyside · 27-08-2009 6:14pm

News confirmed that nobody was hurt. It was thought that people were in there but the fire brigade checked and it was empty.

People could easily have been hurt though. It's on a busy street.

deRanged · 27-08-2009 6:59pm

I saw it this evening. Some poor sod needs a new car.

Faith · 27-08-2009 8:15pm

What used it be?

rotinaj · 27-08-2009 8:16pm

Faith wrote: »

What used it be?

A 2euro shop I think

hudsonriver · 27-08-2009 8:24pm

When I saw the pictures on rte I presumed it was the next building further down, the old abandonded mens centre or something.

Very lucky nobody was hurt, anybody know what time it collapsed?

rotinaj · 27-08-2009 8:34pm

hudsonriver wrote: »

When I saw the pictures on rte I presumed it was the next building further down, the old abandonded mens centre or something.

Very lucky nobody was hurt, anybody know what time it collapsed?

You could be right about the mens centre. Think one person is been treated in hospital for minor injuries

Fabio · 27-08-2009 8:45pm

A culvert runs under there with water I think...the building had been slowly sinking I heard.

In fact if you look at the road outside O'Briens and the old Cork City FC shop on Daunt Square you'll see that that is sinking too...it's not very visible now but it was before the council levelled it over again, the weight on vehicle tracks on it had just pushed the paving stones way down into what must surely be fairly soft and marshy ground.

JohnK · 27-08-2009 8:49pm

I'd say the shops on either side are a bit worried - you'd imagine they'd all be in a similar state.

rotinaj · 27-08-2009 8:52pm

JohnK wrote: »

I'd say the shops on either side are a bit worried - you'd imagine they'd all be in a similar state.

Id say the area will be closed while they are made safe. Or else they might just knock them down

raah! · 27-08-2009 9:11pm

Jeez that's insane, one of my friends used to work in that shop.

JohnK · 27-08-2009 9:13pm

JimBob85 wrote: »

Id say the area will be closed while they are made safe. Or else they might just knock them down

Probably right there. Isn't that what they did when the building on Washington street collapsed a few years back?

rotinaj · 27-08-2009 9:20pm

I m not sure about Washington st but when it happened on Shandon st last year they took down the surrounding buildings

deRanged · 27-08-2009 9:21pm

JohnK wrote: »

Probably right there. Isn't that what they did when the building on Washington street collapsed a few years back?

nope. they're all still there. you can still see where the section that fell was.

Thoie · 27-08-2009 9:28pm

I like the "business as usual" sign.

Dankoozy · 27-08-2009 9:49pm

looks like the 206 got the worst of it

soundsham · 27-08-2009 11:12pm

JohnK wrote: »

Probably right there. Isn't that what they did when the building on Washington street collapsed a few years back?

correct one girl killed and a guy paralysed, parapet wall fell a few doors down from the wash about 8yrs back, a few days before new years.

I've been on the roof of a few buildings around there upkeep is shocking they whole place vibrates when a truck passes,don't even mention south mall to oliver plunkett street.......waiting to happen......think of the old rickety staircases especially to the top levels in those buildings to get a picture of the state of the buildings

taram · 28-08-2009 1:21am

Anyone notice how slow RTE has 'Anglesea Street' as the caption of one of the photos on the news link? http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0827/cork.html :rolleyes:

Fabio · 28-08-2009 3:19am

soundsham wrote: »

correct one girl killed and a guy paralysed, parapet wall fell a few doors down from the wash about 8yrs back, a few days before new years.

I've been on the roof of a few buildings around there upkeep is shocking they whole place vibrates when a truck passes,don't even mention south mall to oliver plunkett street.......waiting to happen......think of the old rickety staircases especially to the top levels in those buildings to get a picture of the state of the buildings

Is it really that bad yeah?

Are they not checked on an annual basis or anything no?

deRanged · 28-08-2009 9:44am

they've started clearing the rubble.

the car is wrecked:

Oafley Jones · 28-08-2009 10:04am

sunnyside wrote: »

News confirmed that nobody was hurt. It was thought that people were in there but the fire brigade checked and it was empty.

People could easily have been hurt though. It's on a busy street.

Saw it come down at 17:36 (well that's the time on the photos on my phone). Castle St. was cordoned off as was sections of South Main St. and Cornmarket St. Very large Garda presence there.

Deliverance · 29-08-2009 12:21am

Oafley Jones wrote: »

Saw it come down at 17:36 (well that's the time on the photos on my phone). Castle St. was cordoned off as was sections of South Main St. and Cornmarket St. Very large Garda presence there.

Possible subsidence in the area? Questions must be raised overall. It could have been a lot worse. That crushed looking fancy looking car could have easily been a pushchair with a child.