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Tuesday, July 10, 1973
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS IN CENTRAL.
Five three-storey pre-war buildings in Wellington Street, Central
have been declared dangerous or liable to become dangerous by the Building
Authority. They are numbers 170 to 178 Wellington Street.
The Principal Government Building Surveyor said today that the
buildings were inspected following a partial collapse of the roof of No. 172,
which resulted in the partial closure of the top floor of this building.
"Fractures and weaknesses in the party walle and rear main walls
of Nos. 172 and 176, together with extensive decay in the structural timbers
have given rise to a risk of further collapse," he said,
Because of similar structural weaknesses and timber decay in 170,
174 and 178 Wellington Street there is a risk of collapse of these buildings
during or after the demolition of 172 and 176.
In another statement today, the Building Authority declared 36
Lower Lascar Row and 35 Upper Lascar Row liable to become dangerous.
These four-storey pre-war buildings, together with adjoining ones,
have been under investigation for a considerable time.
The adjoining buildings 38/40 Lower Lascar Row and 35/37 Upper Lascar
Row are vacant pending demolition for urban renewal purposes and are heavily
shared due to movement in the walls. This movement is continuing and a recent
inspection revealed that part of the main roof had collapsed.
Further progressive collapse could occur with a risk of involving
the adjoining buildings.
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