Falling guttering forces road closure
Falling guttering forces road closure
0 Comments | Herald Express; Torquay (UK), Jul 7, 2010
A TOTNES road had to be closed after loose sections of guttering from a derelict warehouse began crashing to the ground.
Council workmen were forced to move in at around 2.30pm on Friday and make the building in Lower Collins Road safe amid fears that the falling guttering could injure a pedestrian.
The workmen used a cherry-picker to haul down some of the guttering and make the rest safe.
The road was closed for about 45 minutes while the work was done.
A council spokesman said: "Due to the weather and age of the building the guttering became loose and unstable and started falling to the ground.
"Initially the council couldn't contact the owner of the property, and to protect the public the council took action to make it safe.
"The owners will be charged for the work that was carried out."
The old warehouses near the Malt Mill bridge in Lower Collins Road have been standing boarded up and unused for more than a decade.
