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VIDEOS: Building Collapses on Excavator During Demolition at Algo Mall

Posted By: Suzette Francis · 2/28/2013 11:25:00 AM

As the public inquiry into the Algo Mall collapse in Elliot Lake sets to begin on Monday, there are videos surfacing that show another collapse as the demolition crew tears the building down.

The Ministry of Labour was called in to investigate the incident but says the part of the building collapsed on top of an unmanned excavator, however the videos show someone running out from under the rubble.

The inquiry is expected to last several months and Justice Paul Belanger who will be overseeing it will have a year and a half to release his findings.

Another revelation also finds that the engineer who oversaw the design of the structure, botched so later projects, and as a result he was fined $25-thousand, and stripped of his license.

Two women were killed in the collapse.

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  1. matt posted on 02/28/2013 05:45 PM
    Must have been a liberal suppirting contractir...incompetant..im sure they'll get a new machine because of there incompetance...well done..
  2. karen posted on 03/01/2013 12:10 PM
    It's a ridiculous and unnecessary tragedy. Parking was wrongly allowed atop a hollow 2-3-story atrium and collapsed - predictably. The large vacant area, with a pile of rubble in the middle, was then barricaded in so two women could not be rescued in time. Next able rescuers were turned away and gov.-hired teams tore away at the structure to make it "safe" for their entry. Finally part of the unnecessary mess has now collapsed. Will the report try to cover up these keystone cops or expose them? And who will pay for massive gov. negligence?
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