{"id":212,"date":"2019-05-28T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T01:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/engineeringinsociety\/?post_type=chapter&p=212"},"modified":"2019-12-15T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T20:08:47","slug":"1988-station-square-collapse-aka-save-on-foods-aka-cave-in-foods","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/engineeringinsociety\/chapter\/1988-station-square-collapse-aka-save-on-foods-aka-cave-in-foods\/","title":{"raw":"1988 Station Square Collapse aka Save-on Foods Collapse aka Cave-in-Foods","rendered":"1988 Station Square Collapse aka Save-on Foods Collapse aka Cave-in-Foods"},"content":{"raw":"The\u00a0<\/span>Station Square collapse<\/b>, also known as the\u00a0<\/span>Save-On-Foods collapse or \"Cave-in-Foods\"<\/b>, was a major structural failure of a new supermarket and parking facility in\u00a0<\/span>Burnaby<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>British Columbia<\/a>, Canada. On April 23, 1988, within minutes of the grand opening of a new\u00a0<\/span>Save-On-Foods<\/a>\u00a0store, a 6,400 square foot (590\u00a0m<\/span>2<\/sup>) portion of the roof collapsed sending the rooftop parking deck and 20 automobiles crashing into the produce section below.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThere were no fatalities and 21 people were treated in hospital,<\/span>\u00a0In the years following the collapse of the roof, recommendations from a commission of inquiry resulted in significant changes to the practice of\u00a0<\/span>architecture<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>engineering<\/a>\u00a0throughout\u00a0<\/span>British Columbia<\/a>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_215\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]\"roof The roof top parkade of Save-on-Foods collapsed in Burnaby in 1988[\/caption]\r\n

Professional negligence<\/span><\/h3>\r\nIn 1989 the four engineers from the two engineering firms (Tammy Tacy and Associates, MSS Engineering (Structural) Ltd.) involved in the collapse were found guilty of incompetence, negligence or professional misconduct by a five-member panel of the professional engineers governing body. The panel noted inadequate design of the roof structure, including the support beams, failure to inspect the construction of the roofs assembly, and failure to direct or check the work on the project of the engineer in training who was directly managing the project. The panel also found that the engineers\u2019 code of ethics had been breached by one of the firm's partners signing and applying his professional seal to plans and specifications that he had not prepared or supervised. Also faulted were the engineers for inadequately reviewing the structure before the collapse, including not noticing that lateral supports were missing.<\/sup>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Station_Square_collapse<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nHere is a link to the formal Commissioner Inquiry held by the British Columbia Legislature\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.llbc.leg.bc.ca\/public\/pubdocs\/bcdocs\/43459\/commissionerinquirystationsquare.pdf<\/a>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

The\u00a0<\/span>Station Square collapse<\/b>, also known as the\u00a0<\/span>Save-On-Foods collapse or “Cave-in-Foods”<\/b>, was a major structural failure of a new supermarket and parking facility in\u00a0<\/span>Burnaby<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>British Columbia<\/a>, Canada. On April 23, 1988, within minutes of the grand opening of a new\u00a0<\/span>Save-On-Foods<\/a>\u00a0store, a 6,400 square foot (590\u00a0m<\/span>2<\/sup>) portion of the roof collapsed sending the rooftop parking deck and 20 automobiles crashing into the produce section below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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There were no fatalities and 21 people were treated in hospital,<\/span>\u00a0In the years following the collapse of the roof, recommendations from a commission of inquiry resulted in significant changes to the practice of\u00a0<\/span>architecture<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>engineering<\/a>\u00a0throughout\u00a0<\/span>British Columbia<\/a><\/p>\n

\"roof
The roof top parkade of Save-on-Foods collapsed in Burnaby in 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Professional negligence<\/span><\/h3>\n

In 1989 the four engineers from the two engineering firms (Tammy Tacy and Associates, MSS Engineering (Structural) Ltd.) involved in the collapse were found guilty of incompetence, negligence or professional misconduct by a five-member panel of the professional engineers governing body. The panel noted inadequate design of the roof structure, including the support beams, failure to inspect the construction of the roofs assembly, and failure to direct or check the work on the project of the engineer in training who was directly managing the project. The panel also found that the engineers\u2019 code of ethics had been breached by one of the firm’s partners signing and applying his professional seal to plans and specifications that he had not prepared or supervised. Also faulted were the engineers for inadequately reviewing the structure before the collapse, including not noticing that lateral supports were missing.<\/sup><\/p>\n

https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Station_Square_collapse<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is a link to the formal Commissioner Inquiry held by the British Columbia Legislature<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.llbc.leg.bc.ca\/public\/pubdocs\/bcdocs\/43459\/commissionerinquirystationsquare.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

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