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Fontainebleau Parking Structure Collapses

LAS VEGAS-Work on the parking structure was halted pending an investigation as to why three of the floors gave way. Work on the high-rise hotel tower will continue.

By Brian K. Miller | Updated on August 06, 2007

LAS VEGAS-Part of a multi-story parking structure under construction here collapsed Monday. Located near Riviera Boulevard and Paradise Road, the structure is part of the new Fontainebleau resort fronting the Las Vegas Strip.

Three levels of slab cement within the steel superstructure of the garage collapsed onto each other shortly before 10:30 a.m. Monday. Fountainebleau Resorts LLC, the privately held developer, says in a statement that “a pre-cast twin tee, an isolated part of the Fontainebleau garage collapsed, causing a domino effect before stopping at a concrete slab several levels below.”

Work on the parking structure was halted pending an investigation as to why the floors gave way, according to the statement. Work on the high-rise tower will continue.

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