West Port disaster! - a photo on Flickriver

Entirely predictable (perhaps unavoidable) accidental collapse of remaining floors of cheaply built 1970s office building undergoing controlled demolition.

My brother phoned me on Saturday afternoon to tell me it had just collapsed, so I went to my old flat, which overlooks the West Port, to take a look. Very dramatic.

No one was hurt. Indeed, according to the ever-reliable Evening News, "witnesses said workers seemed unsurprised and stood well back as it came down."

Here's a picture of the building just as the demolition was starting.

Taken on: May 29, 2007

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