No injuries reported in parking deck collapse
ATLANTA --- Rescuers used dogs, listening devices and thermal cameras to scour a collapsed parking deck near downtown Atlanta on Tuesday to make sure no victims were in the debris while crews used cranes to lift out crushed cars.
What caused the 7-year-old deck to fall from the fourth floor to ground level Monday wasn't clear, and there were no reports of injuries or people missing.
"Until the job is done, we'll be here," Atlanta Fire and Rescue spokesman Bobby Stewart said, adding that he didn't know how long the search would take. Crews would look at "every corner, every confined space" to make sure no victim is left behind, he said.
At least 38 cars were damaged, and Mr. Stewart said 15 of them had been towed out by Tuesday evening.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration probably will conduct an investigation once the fire department completes its search, Mr. Stewart said. Officials weren't sure if the garage would be repaired.
Stimulus funds go to resurface Atlanta road
HAPEVILLE, GA. --- A $940,000 effort to resurface four miles of road in suburban Atlanta -- Georgia's first federal stimulus transportation project -- will begin this week, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday.
The project will smooth part of U.S. Highway 19/State Route 3 running between Fulton and Clayton counties starting in Hapeville, and is expected to create or maintain more than 250 jobs.
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