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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/02/two-m...g-collapse.html

 

I was shocked when I first saw this today. Two people were trapped in the building collapse. One was saved as well as her dog(Husky). The other was not so lucky. I didnt know either but I have spent time in that building many times, And as recent as Saturday night walked right by the place. Really a sad ordeal.

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Dang Brian! Really sad. :( Do you have volunteer fire in Sioux Falls?

 

I'm moving there in January. Look forward to meeting you.

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Dang Brian! Really sad. :( Do you have volunteer fire in Sioux Falls?

 

I'm moving there in January. Look forward to meeting you.

We have paid Fire here. A lot of the smaller communities around do have volunteer Fire departments.

 

I messaged you back on Facebook about the other.

 

 

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Sad stuff, I'm sure you're a bit rattled by it.

 

Will be interesting to see what the cause of this was.

Local media is hinting that a construction crew took out a load bearing wall. But the wall that was taken out was the opposite direction of where the building collapsed. So who knows.

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That really is sad. Sounds like they were removing a masonry wall and replacing it. These old masonry and wood buildings are very delicate and need proper shoring during any kind of work in them. We have a lot of them in Chicago and as an architect I am always nervous working in them. You have to be very cautious and proceed very slowly when dismantling them.

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When I saw the pic of the dog I lost it...

 

My brother was EMT in SF for a while.

 

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Im a huge animal fan too, your reaction was probably similar to mine. There was 3 dogs total there. One other was recovered. A Beagle. My dog is part Beagle so I love that. One is still missing and presumed dead.

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