![]() In particular, for sweats and underwear, those sorts of things, because people are immediately jumping into that as they're coming off the street,” Nichols explained. The site is also accepting supplies and donations. The warming center is in need of volunteers, but those interested need to reach out to the organization to get clearance.įor more information, you can email or call (805) 574-1638. ![]() “In the morning, we make sure that they have a healthy continental breakfast - oatmeal, cereal, fruit, those sorts of things - so the real thing is just to make sure that people are in there dry, that we can get them warm. Many of the volunteers have stepped up to help us provide those dinners, as well as some local restaurants have provided discounted to free meals to us,” said Janna Nichols, 5Cities Homeless Coalition Executive Director. " make sure that they have a good, hearty dinner. The 5Cities Homeless Coalition usually activates its warming center when temperatures drop to 39 degrees or below or if there’s a 50% chance of rain. Messages for the Glendale city inspector were not returned.As another storm hits the Central Coast, the South County Regional Center in Arroyo Grande will be open as a warming center for the homeless starting Wednesday. Kennedy said Bayshore Mall conducts its own inspections, but when reached by phone, a representative for Bayshore had no idea when the inspections had occurred. Whitaker said because parking garages are not occupied spaces, they do not require annual inspections. The inspection status of the garage is unclear. ![]() Mayor Kennedy said the parking garage was built in either 2005 or 2006. Because of cold overnight temperatures they estimated it could take between eight and 24 hours to expose the buried cars.īut Whitaker cautioned that even when the scene is cleared, it could take several months to get the cars on the second and third levels out of the garage, saying, "They literally have to reconstruct that ramp to get the cars out of there." Heaters were brought in to melt the snow in order to expose the two cars. So, crews had to pull back while engineers braced the area immediately surrounding the collapse zone. The rest of the garage was originally deemed safe enough to work in, so crews began digging toward the cars with shovels and bobcats.Ĭhief Whitaker said, "We are… working now to use some heavy equipment just to remove the snow that's piled there."īut as night started to fall, a potentially dangerous complication arose when Whitaker said, "We had some shifting of the structure that we were uncomfortable putting people under while that shifting was happening."Īs crews were digging away snow, chunks of the fallen concrete had started to move. I'm very happy to hear from the fire and rescue folks that they're confident that there aren't any people under there." Mayor Kennedy said, "Obviously I was concerned there might be a loss of life. North Shore Fire and Rescue Chief Robert Whitaker said, "We feel, based on that video, and also talking to the owner of the two cars that are in the snow pile behind us, that there is no one in that space." A review of security video led authorities to believe no one was in the cars that were buried, and no pedestrians were nearby at the time of the collapse. ![]() The area was taped off immediately after it happened, and no one was allowed to enter or leave surrounding buildings.Īt first rescue crews were unsure if anyone was buried under the mountain of concrete and snow, but the first piece of good news came in the early afternoon. Authorities said they are not certain, but it is likely the heavy snow played a role in the incident. Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy said, "We certainly dodged a bullet on this one."Ī pile of snow was on the third floor when it collapsed. The collapse also disabled the only access ramp to the upper levels, stranding more than 50 cars on the upper levels. We are in the process of evacuating all vehicles in the remaining floor of the structure." People nearby at the time of the collapse said buildings shook from the force.įirst responders radioed from the scene, "At this time what we have is a collapse between the first floor and the second floor of the entrance. North Shore Fire and Rescue Chief Robert Whitaker said about 12:15 p.m., sections of the third and fourth levels of the Silver Spring parking structure collapsed into the first floor. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that ![]()
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