Southsea Hotel Scaffolding collapse [Video]

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In April we reported about this collapse Southsea Hotel Scaffolding Collapses In High Winds but with help from our good friend @sc4ffolder on twitter we have managed to find a video published by the  showing the scene of the collapse.


Scaffolding collapses due to high winds by PressAssociation

On the morning of April 25 2012 the scaffolding that was erected for painting on The Royal Beach Hotel collapsed in high winds. Five lifts of scaffolding came crashing down onto parked cars below. Luckily nobody was injured in the collapse.

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