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| US city car park floors collapse | US city car park floors collapse |
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| A section of a car park has reportedly collapsed near the centre of Atlanta in the US state of Georgia. | A section of a car park has reportedly collapsed near the centre of Atlanta in the US state of Georgia. |
| TV footage showed that part of at least one floor had fallen on to the level below, crushing vehicles. | TV footage showed that part of at least one floor had fallen on to the level below, crushing vehicles. |
| Witnesses told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper that four floors of the deck had collapsed, but that the overall structure remained. | Witnesses told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper that four floors of the deck had collapsed, but that the overall structure remained. |
| Fire crews are at the scene, near the Georgia Institute of Technology campus. It is not known if anyone was hurt. | Fire crews are at the scene, near the Georgia Institute of Technology campus. It is not known if anyone was hurt. |
| 'Boom' | 'Boom' |
| Bobby Stewart, of the Atlanta Fire Department, told the Associated Press news agency there were no immediate reports of injuries. | Bobby Stewart, of the Atlanta Fire Department, told the Associated Press news agency there were no immediate reports of injuries. |
| He said about 50 firefighters were trying to determine if the structure was safe to enter. | He said about 50 firefighters were trying to determine if the structure was safe to enter. |
| One witness, Matt Jones, told WSBTV: "I was driving in the parking deck and I saw the deck collapsing. I saw concrete and cars falling. | One witness, Matt Jones, told WSBTV: "I was driving in the parking deck and I saw the deck collapsing. I saw concrete and cars falling. |
| "I left my car sitting there," added Mr Jones, who had been on his way to a nearby gym at the time. | |
| Another witness was quoted as saying: "I was walking out, there was boom, lots of air, lots of dust everywhere." | Another witness was quoted as saying: "I was walking out, there was boom, lots of air, lots of dust everywhere." |
| The collapse reportedly occurred near the junction of Spring Street and Fifth Street. | The collapse reportedly occurred near the junction of Spring Street and Fifth Street. |