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posted 04/02/10 09:56 AM | updated 04/02/10 11:40 AM
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Falling Facade Injures Three Near Icon Grill

By Michael van Baker
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The Seattle Fire Department snapped this photo of the scene. The chunk of facade that fell from the top of the building housing the Icon Grill took out an awning and injured three people. AP says:

The debris hit a 40-year-old man in the head. He was alert and talking to medics. Two others have minor injuries--a 45-year-old man who was knocked down has back pain, and a 23-year-old woman was hit in the leg.

All three were taken to Harborview, and the sidewalk has been blocked off. "Bricks are everywhere" still, reports a passerby (see SFD photo after the jump).

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can't see the photo
IE8, Vista
wish I could see the photo!
Comment by Jenny
3 days ago
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RE: can't see the photo
Sorry about that. Should be fixed!
Comment by Michael van Baker
3 days ago
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not good
Falling facades/cornices/parapets are major killers in earthquakes. It would be great if the city or a neighborhood group would take on the project to make sure these are reinforced or secured.
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3 days ago
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RE: not good
That sounds like communism to me.
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