Near miss for 140 people as wall collapses onto neighbouring building in Quebec.
The demolition of a King Ouest building on Monday resulted in a section of an old brick wall collapsing on to the neighbouring Centre local d’emploi (Local employment centre).
According to reports, the incident took place Monday afternoon at a time when the mechanical shovels were not even in the process of demolishing the building. Bricks flew through the employment centre windows and the adjacent wall was partially damaged.
Hearing and feeling the commotion, the 140 people located inside the building immediately began evacuating. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident.
Authorities from Quebec’s Worker Health and Safety Commission (CSST) were on the scene Tuesday to assess the damage, which has been estimated at $200,000. The structure of the employment centre appears intact, however it remained closed today as a precautionary measure.
