Brick veneer wall collapse

This is what happens when very old buildings decide to behave badly. Nothing contributed to this collapse, other than age, it just came down on its own. No one was injured. Be careful out there.

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Permalink Reply by Norm Tindell on March 16, 2010 at 4:27pm

Wow! Glad nobody got hurt. Amazing. Yep, like Chief Sharp, I shall save the pix for bldg construction class.

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Permalink Reply by John Rulli Jr. on March 16, 2010 at 4:28pm

HOLY CHIT!

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Permalink Reply by Oldman on March 16, 2010 at 5:29pm

Another thing to look at are the windows. Type III construction typically will not have window trim surrounding the windows. There will almost always be a brick reveal instead.

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Permalink Reply by Oldman on March 16, 2010 at 5:31pm

Good pix. Glad nobody was injured.

But I have to ask; Why were you called there in the first place?

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Permalink Reply by Firefighter Walther on March 16, 2010 at 5:57pm

ohh very interesting, thanks for that, learned something new today!

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Permalink Reply by Doug on March 16, 2010 at 8:21pm

This didn't come through our normal 911 dispatch. Someone walked into the PD to report it. PD arrived on scene and requested our assistance for wires down with a partial wall collapse.