Atlanta Parking Deck Collapse

I was on scene in mid-town Atlanta yesterday and today, filming and taking stills for an engineering firm on the partial collapse of a parking deck.

Emergency workers were using dogs, listening devices and thermal cameras to search through rubble of the collapsed parking garage on Tuesday June 30th, a day after the deck collapsed from the fourth floor down to the basement level. Remarkably, no injuries were reported and there were no missing people. The search stalled during the night when the building shifted. It took fire crews several hours to shore up the building. At least 38 cars were caught in the collapse.

The deck collapsed about lunchtime Monday, June 29th in the busy commercial district of Midtown. More than 50 firefighters rushed to the scene and the bottom level was a giant pile of vehicles and concrete.

The above photo’s were taken before our investigation, during the six day rescue. They give you an idea of what it looked like before the cleanup. The next post will show some shots from yesterday and todays visit.