The wall of a commericial building on Federal Drive in Batavia has collapsed. Town of Batavia Fire Department is responding.
UPDATE 1:31 p.m.: The chief on scene says the eastside exterior wall collapsed outward, but the building itself is still standing. A code enforcement officer is called and National Grid is on location. "All units can back it down. There's no emergency at this time."
UPDATE 2 p.m.: The actual location is 4330 Commerce Drive. The building is an automotive parts facility. Code enforcement is on scene. Town of Batavia's engine that was on scene left responded to an automatic alarm of fire at the Quaker Muller factory, which turned out to be nothing.
Uh oh ! No rebar or interior
Uh oh ! No rebar or interior support columns on long wall. Where was the building inspector. Who approved the construction drawings?
From what I see in the
From what I see in the picture, this is a steel frame structure with a non load bearing brick façade wall. No rebar required.
Probably continuous minor
Probably continuous minor bumps by those pallets weakened it.
"All in all, we are all just
"All in all, we are all just bricks in the wall" :D
Non load bearing masonry
Non load bearing masonry still needs rebar to deal with wind pressure and suction.
batavia is swamp
batavia is swamp