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Eugene

(61,939 posts) Mon Dec 24, 2018, 04:53 PM Dec 2018

Sydney Opal Tower: Thousands evacuated after 'crack'

Source: BBC

Sydney Opal Tower: Thousands evacuated after 'crack'

24 December 2018

As many as 3,000 people have been evacuated after residents of a newly completed tower block in Australia reported hearing "cracking noises".

Police confirmed they had found a crack in the 33-storey Opal Tower, in Sydney Olympic Park, following reports of the noise on the 10th floor.

Engineers said the high-rise tower has moved up to 2mm, local media reported.

A 1km (0.6 mile) evacuation zone, which also affected other buildings, was put in place amid safety fears.

An email to residents of a nearby apartment block said the evacuation had been ordered because "there is a potential for the tower to collapse", according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

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A loud cracking noise was heard by residents

The tower has been evacuated until it has been checked

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Thu Dec 27, 2018, 04:22 PM

Dec 2018

Source: BBC

Sydney Opal Tower: Residents forced to leave for second time

27 December 2018

Hundreds of people have been told to leave a Sydney tower block for a second time, after a crack appeared in its walls on Monday.

Many residents of the 38-storey Opal Tower had moved back in, after the alarm was first raised when loud noises were heard and a crack was discovered.

The company that built the tower said it remained "structurally sound" and the relocation was just a precaution.

It says this will allow engineers and investigators to work around the clock.

The builder, Icon, said that no residents were in danger, but this would help them repair the site in the quickest time possible without further disruption to residents.

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