Urban search and rescue in Brownsville, Texas, following a commercial building collapse.

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TextPublication details: Emmitsburg, Md. : United States Fire Administration, 1992Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : illDDC classification:

363.34809764 20

Subject: In the middle of Thursday afternoon, July 7, 1988, heavy thunderstorms caused a flooding condition on the roof of a 3-storey dry goods store, La Tienda Amigo, in Brownsville, Texas. The weight of the water collapsed the roof in a pancake style blowing out the front wall and collapsing the side walls on top of the debris. Responding fire, police, and emergency service workers began a cooperative effort to assist the injured and remove all trapped victims. After three days of continuous rescue effort the count reached 14 dead and 47 injured. Victims were inside the commercial dry goods store, under a sidewalk awning, and in a parked car in front of the store. Working in 90 degree temperatures, rescue workers suffered heat exhaustion and dehydration

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Australian Emergency Management Library	BOOK	F363.34809764 URB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009592355

In the middle of Thursday afternoon, July 7, 1988, heavy thunderstorms caused a flooding condition on the roof of a 3-storey dry goods store, La Tienda Amigo, in Brownsville, Texas. The weight of the water collapsed the roof in a pancake style blowing out the front wall and collapsing the side walls on top of the debris. Responding fire, police, and emergency service workers began a cooperative effort to assist the injured and remove all trapped victims. After three days of continuous rescue effort the count reached 14 dead and 47 injured. Victims were inside the commercial dry goods store, under a sidewalk awning, and in a parked car in front of the store. Working in 90 degree temperatures, rescue workers suffered heat exhaustion and dehydration

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