伊利诺伊州奥罗拉市中心一栋122年老楼外墙晚高峰时坍塌：3人轻伤，监控拍下全过程
美国伊利诺伊州奥罗拉市市中心一栋有 122 年历史的建筑，11 月 11 日傍晚约 6 时 37 分发生局部坍塌：建筑外墙的一段砖墙连同脚手架坠入街道，3 人受轻伤，监控录像拍下了坍塌瞬间。事发地点位于市中心东 Galena 大道 100 号街区与北 Broadway 交界处，正值晚高峰，附近车辆与行人纷纷躲避。
奥罗拉市政府通报说，坍塌的是该楼外立面的一部分，砖墙与脚手架砸落到路面，扬起大片尘土。3 名伤者均为轻伤，预计可以完全康复。消防人员赶到后将整栋楼疏散，并出动无人机从空中检查楼体上部。
市政府说，对监控录像的初步查看显示，可能是楼顶先发生坍塌，随后带落了脚手架与部分外墙。坍塌原因尚未确定，仍在调查中。事发后，Broadway（伊利诺伊州 25 号公路）与 Galena 大道部分路段封闭，以便清理废墟并确保现场安全。
同一天，纽约市布鲁克林 Flatbush 也发生整栋楼房倒塌，造成 8 人死亡、18 人受伤，两起事故相隔只有数小时。
关联：跟进：布鲁克林 Flatbush 楼塌搜救结束，消防局确认现场已无其他受害者，8人死亡18人受伤
（来源：奥罗拉市政府）
Exterior Wall of 122-Year-Old Building Collapses Into Downtown Aurora, Illinois Street at Evening Rush: Three People Slightly Injured as Surveillance Video Captures the Moment
Part of a 122-year-old building in downtown Aurora, Illinois, collapsed at about 6:37 p.m. on November 11, when a section of its exterior brick wall and the scaffolding in front of it crashed into the street, slightly injuring three people. Surveillance video captured the moment of the collapse. It happened in the 100 block of East Galena Boulevard at North Broadway, in the middle of the evening rush, as nearby motorists and pedestrians scrambled clear.
The City of Aurora said the fallen section was part of the building's facade, and that brick and scaffolding tumbled into the roadway in a large cloud of dust. All three injured people suffered minor injuries and are expected to fully recover. Firefighters evacuated the building as a precaution and used a drone to inspect its upper sections.
The city said an initial review of security-camera footage suggested the roof may have collapsed first, bringing down the scaffolding and parts of the wall. The cause has not been established and remains under investigation. Broadway, which is Illinois Route 25, and parts of Galena Boulevard were closed while crews cleared debris and secured the area.
Earlier the same day, an entire building collapsed in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, killing eight people and injuring 18; the two collapses were only hours apart.
(Source: City of Aurora)
来源：奥罗拉市政府
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图片来源：图：美国伊利诺伊州奥罗拉市市中心（CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons）。 / Photo: Downtown Aurora, Illinois (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons).
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