Monday, April 11, 2011

Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Baltimore Business Journal:

http://guruworker.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/how-correctly-to-select-steel-shutters/
A twister reportedly touched down nearbyat 1:49 p.m. Sunday and crosse d through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-long path for about 30 the said. . Firefighters founcd moderate damageat Southlands, located at E-470 and Smokyt Hill Road, CBS4 News reported. Rooftop venting and air-conditioning unitsx were damaged, windows were broken, a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were noted. Authorities shut down gas servicwe to Southlands earlySunday afternoon. No seriouss injuries were reported onthe shopping-center grounds, but a man in a nearb y neighborhood who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalizeds with unspecified serious according to news reports.
A Southlandse spokeswoman told CBS4 most ofthe center'se stores will be closed Monday to allow for continued damagew assessment. She said customers should call individuao stores to verify whether they are closesor open. Southlands, which opened in 2006, is the Denve area's largest shopping center by retaikl space, at 1.7 million square feet. It consists of several freestandinh buildings connected by pedestrian corridorsand streets. The complezx is owned by Granite Southlands Town Cented LLC and managed by Forest City CommerciaklManagement Inc. Four other tornadoes were spotted nortg and east of DenverSunday afternoon, and baseball-sized hail struck some areas.
As many as 3,000 customers were withouyt power for a time in parts of Aurorwand Centennial. .

No comments:

Post a Comment