Jaw-dropping video shows collapse at Coquitlam, B.C., construction site
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Emergency work is underway after a collapse at a Coquitlam, B.C., construction site that was caught on camera this week.
Emergency work is underway after a collapse at a Coquitlam, B.C., construction site that was caught on camera this week.
The jaw-dropping video was posted on social media Thursday afternoon, showing cracks forming in a shoring retention wall at a development near Foster Avenue and North Road.
A section of the wall then breaks off, tumbling several storeys into an excavation site and unleashing a torrent of soil behind it.
"Here she goes!" a man can be heard yelling off camera. "Holy f***!"
In a statement, developer Amacon said the shoring failure happened late Wednesday afternoon, and that the cause remains under investigation.
"All work on site had attained the required permits, and thoroughly vetted and monitored by the geotechnical and engineering consultants," the statement said. "Thankfully, no injuries have occurred."
The incident also resulted in a "cavity in the soil in the area adjacent to the property," according to the company, which added that there does not appear to have been any "immediate infrastructure damage."
