[PVRCNC] Tower collapse

Sun, 29 Sep 2002 21:11:13 -0400

Well, if you have trouble thinking about it, drive out Hwy 70 at Garner. The
WRAL tower is 1989 ft high.

http://www.cbc-raleigh.com/inside_cbc/2000news/032600hd.htm

Remember when those towers fell from ice loading. Also, as a former hot-air
balloon pilot, I always think about the three who flew into the guy wires
several years ago and died.

Jim.

----- Original Message -----
From: "alsopb" <[email protected]>
To: "PVRCNC" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 3:43 PM
Subject: [PVRCNC] Tower collapse

>                 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
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