[PVRCNC] Tower collapse

[alsopb]

                1,965 Foot Tower Collapses in Nebraska:

                mark weaver (K3ZD) on September 25, 2002 
                View comments about this article! 

A 1,965-foot-high TV tower in Nebraska collapsed, killing two workers
who were trying to strengthen it. Three other workers were injured
Tuesday. The federal Occupational Health and Safety  Administration
are investigating the cause of the collapse. Two of the workers were
repairing the roof of a small transmission building at the base of the
tower. The three others had been hired to strengthen the tower so it
could be equipped for high-definition television transmission. The
manager of KDUH television in Scottsbluff said there was no apparent
reason for the collapse, saying the weather was clear and calm. After
the accident, cable subscribers could only view the station. The two
men killed were on the tower when it collapsed. Three other workers
were taken to a hospital in Alliance. Two were treated and released
and the third was listed in good condition. The tower, about 20 miles
northwest of Alliance, had been the tallest structure in Nebraska and
one of the worlds
highest. It was more than 500 feet taller than the Sears Tower in
Chicago and 700 feet higher than the Empire State Building in New York
City. In 1998, eight skydivers from Utah were arrested for trespassing
after jumping from the top of the tower. They left a black flag at its
top to show they had made it to what they deemed their ``holy grail.'' 


****

I have a hard time even imagining a tower this size.

73 de Brian/K3KO