|
|
Article: Five killed as airport's new terminal falls apart; Was rush to finish 'masterpiece of design and safety' to blame for disaster?
- Article from:
- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- May 24, 2004
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Solo Syndication Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: IAN SPARKS
FIRST there was a cracking sound. Then, witnesses said, an ominous fall of dust.
The next thing they knew, countless tons of steel, concrete and glass came crashing to the ground, killing at least five people at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris yesterday.
Even as rescuers forced their way inside the wreckage of terminal 2E, inquiries had begun into how the showpiece structure, opened less than a year ago and touted as a masterpiece of design, safety and comfort had simply fallen apart.
The roof of the futuristic, 100ft cylinder-shaped building caved in at 7am, just after the arrival of flights from New York and ...