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A one kilometer evacuation seems extreme. I assume dust is the justification for that, but surely you could just tell people to close their windows if they're
by darkpuma 8y ago
A one kilometer evacuation seems extreme. I assume dust is the justification for that, but surely you could just tell people to close their windows if they're not in range for falling debris.
And where are 3.14 square kilometers worth of people supposed to relocate themselves to while waiting for the building to fall? Do hotels in Sydney really have that sort of spare capacity? I wonder how many people are just going to ignore that 1km evacuation order.
- jpatokal 8y agoThe building in question is in Sydney Olympic Park, a relatively sparsely populated area far from the city center that used to be industrial wasteland and is now mostly sports facilities (surprise!): https://maps.app.goo.gl/uZDA8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/uZDA8 However, there have been quite a few shiny new apartments going up lately, including this one. And as is the case for almost all residential construction in Sydney lately, the quality tends to be shocking. Update: the wide evacuation has been cancelled and most tower residents can now return. However, 51 units have been declared structurally unsafe: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/olympic-park-residents-make-new-sleeping-arrangements-after-christmas-eve-evacuation-20181224-p50o5h.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/olympic-park-residents-m...
- userbinator 8y agoand most tower residents can now return. However, 51 units have been declared structurally unsafe How does that work? That's a very strange statement to make. They're implying those 51 units may collapse and leave the rest intact...? Even if I wasn't in those 51, I wouldn't go back except perhaps to quickly get some stuff and move out.
- jfoster 8y agoThat's a good point. > NSW Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Julie Boon said "an internal support wall failed" in the building. If one failed, though, is there any reason why others won't?
- cyphar 8y agoThe article in the Sydney Morning Herald states that they were only allowed back in (and were escorted) to get their stuff and get out. The 51 figure is saying that the NSW Police believe that those units are structurally unsound, but the rest of the building is still evacuated all the same. I imagine GP misunderstood one of the article edits.
- samstave 8y agoThe building is >300' tall - if it were to fall in any direction, they would need a certain amount of free access. Perhaps that radius is where the 600m came from.