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Nobody was injured when roofing supplies saved on prime of constructing broken roof
Printed: April 2, 2025, 2:23pm
Up to date: April 2, 2025, 2:39pm
Contributed by Vancouver Hearth Marshal
Complete Wine & Extra close to Vancouver Mall closed Monday night after the roof partially collapsed whereas the shop was open.
Vancouver wine and alcohol mecca Complete Wine & Extra close to Vancouver Mall was compelled to shut after its roof partially collapsed Monday night time.
The collapse, within the strip mall at 4816 N.E. Thurston Means, occurred whereas the shop was open and employees had been within the constructing. Kaiser Permanente Thurston Means Imaging Middle subsequent door can also be closed due to the injury.
The Vancouver Hearth Marshal ordered the shop and clinic closed.
Crews engaged on a roofing venture on the Vancouver Village strip mall stacked giant quantities of building supplies on prime of the constructing for an prolonged interval, finally resulting in the roof collapse, in keeping with Sree Thirunagari, chief constructing official with the town of Vancouver
Thirunagari mentioned it’s lucky nobody was injured within the incident.
“It could have easily gone the other way,” he mentioned.
The Vancouver Hearth Division discovered in regards to the collapse after the development supplies plummeted by the roof and set off fireplace sprinklers within the constructing.
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The constructing suffered substantial structural injury, in addition to injury to {the electrical} and fireplace suppression methods, Thirunagari mentioned.
The constructing’s proprietor, Portland-based Menashe Properties, didn’t instantly reply to an inquiry about when the constructing may reopen. No injury estimate is obtainable.
Thirunagari mentioned the incident is a reminder to keep away from putting weight on roofs.
“Roofs are not designed to take concentrated heavy loads,” he mentioned.
Thirunagari is working with the constructing’s supervisor to make sure the constructing is repaired.
Complete Wine & Extra opened within the 20,000-square-foot area in 2013 in what was a Large Tons retailer. Kaiser’s imaging heart opened final summer time. The strip mall can also be residence to Ross Gown for Much less and a Mattress Manufacturing facility Outlet, amongst different outlets, which weren’t broken.
