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FreeNews Residents evacuated after sea wall collapse
« on: 04 January 2009, 09:15:09 AM »
Residents evacuated after sea wall collapse
         


<p><span><img src="http://www.freenews.com.au/images/stories/photo_previews/20081213_neutral_bay_unit_collapse_preview.jpg" border="1" alt="Residents evacuated after sea wall collapse" title="Residents evacuated after sea wall collapse" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="500" height="333" align="top" />
<strong><font color="#ff0000">PHOTO GALLERY ONLINE
</font></strong></span><span>A Sydney unit block in Baden Rd, Neutral Bay was evacuated around 1.00pm after a sea wall collapsed. The buildings foundations were left exposed with other parts of the foundations cracking.</span></p><p><span>The NSW Fire Brigade attended the scene and called for the urgent assistance of structural engineers to assess the risk.</span></p><p><span>Water Police and Marine services set up an exclusion zone in Shell Cove to prevent any vessels sailing too close to the collapse zone.</span></p><p><span>Around 5.00pm engineers declared the building safe to inhabit and the residents were returned to their units.</span></p><p><span>Residents reported that work on the sea wall was scheduled to take place early next week. There will be no doubt the repair bill has just gone up in price.</span></p><span>
         

http://www.freenews.com.au/index.php/northern-suburbs/70-residents-evacuated-after-sea-wall-collapse-022