Thursday, February 02, 2006
Olympic broadcasting center evacuated
Headline: Part of temporary floor structure collapses at Alpine media hub
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11131244/
Everyone is fine...more info later.
Update: everything is fine. It has been cleared to re-occupy. Phew!
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/other_sports/13776407.htm
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11131244/
Everyone is fine...more info later.
Update: everything is fine. It has been cleared to re-occupy. Phew!
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/other_sports/13776407.htm
Associated Press
SESTRIERE, Italy - The Alpine broadcasting media center for the Turin Olympics was back in action Thursday, a day after part of the floor collapsed.
The problem was noticed Wednesday by people inside the building. The structure is elevated from the ground by a metal support system which organizers said had failed.
"A full investigation of the structure was carried out, the section was fully repaired and subsequent testing has been undertaken by a certified building inspector," organizers said in a statement.
The broadcasting center in the games' Alpine hub of Sestriere contains 80 TV studios. The much larger main broadcasting center is in Turin.
The Turin Games begin Feb. 10.
