Parking deck collapses in Charlotte

Posted: May 13, 2008

Charlotte, N.C. — Dozens of fire department personnel responded to a parking deck collapse in Charlotte Tuesday morning.

The parking deck, at 6100 Fairview Road, is near SouthPark Mall. No one was reported injured as of 9 a.m., according to WBTV in Charlotte.

The collapsed deck is a 20 to 30 foot section. The fourth floor collapsed into the third deck. The third deck then collapsed onto the floor below.

In December, another section of a parking deck at SouthPark Mall collapsed after someone ran into one of the pillars. One person was killed.

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