People Missing After "Pancake Collapse" at Watergate Complex Parking Garage

[jakeXT]

Source: NBC

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser confirms that some people are missing following a three-story collapse at a Watergate complex parking garage Friday morning.

"Not everyone is accounted for," she said.

The "pancake collapse" at the garage has also injured at least one person and crushed at least one vehicle Friday morning.

Three stories of the garage apparently collapsed, said D.C. Fire & EMS spokesman Oscar Mendez. Firefighters were called to the scene just after 10 a.m. Friday.

Read more: http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Crews-Responding-to-Watergate-for-Report-of-Collapse-302150191.html

[brooklynite]

1. I once had a garage pancake on top of my car

When 50 other people have said the same thing, your insurance company tends to believe you...

[Liberalagogo]

3. Mmmmmmmmm

Garage pancakes...

[Calista241]

22. Nice post.

I lol'd.

[Liberalagogo]

23. I was hoping no one would take it wrong, thanks.

I just saw the words "garage pancake" in the above reply, and this is what came to mind.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. Welcome to DU...

same here- but I had pancakes for breakfast

[MADem]

2. Terrifying. nt

[malthaussen]

4. Is that the garage where Woodard met with Felt

Ought to be a national historic landmark.

-- Mal

[brooklynite]

5. No - nothing else about Watergate happened at the Watergate.

[malthaussen]

7. Ah, good

Many of the details escape me after 40-odd years.

-- Mal

[mahatmakanejeeves]

13. That was in Arlington County, Virginia.

The garage is in the Rosslyn part of Arlington, a few blocks from the Metro stop. I've been to the spot. It's really creepy, even in the middle of the day.

The "Deep Throat" Parking Garage

Historical Marker Installed Outside ‘Deep Throat’ Garage

There are or were plans to replace the garage with a new office building.

[Saviolo]

19. The real question, though:

If there's a coverup as to the cause of the collapse, what could they possibly call it?

[malthaussen]

21. +1

Watergategate?

-- Mal

[Blue_Tires]

27. That was in Crystal City, iirc

[Helen Borg]

6. Terrible...

Yes, when a garage pancakes, people will go missing... Sigh.

[Archae]

8. It was caused by "nano-thermite..."

Because buildings and concrete never fall down without demolition charges...

[MissB]

12. Ahem

[Deny and Shred]

17. Naturally

There will still be fires burning there six weeks from now. I'm sure a few weeks from now the temperature readings will still exceed 1000 degrees. Notice the girders that flew out and got imbedded in the surrounding buildings, and the I-beams twisted like a pretzel, and all the charred vehicles. Happens every time.

[ananda]

9. One injured, none dead.

It was under construction.

http://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Structure-in-Watergate-garage-collapses-report-6235996.php

[Demeter]

11. and now, it's under deconstruction

maybe a name change?

[onehandle]

10. Something like this happened in Atlanta a few years back. A repug contracting company cut corners.

Shocking, eh?

[Capt. Obvious]

14. 5-1 WAS AN INSIDE JOB

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. It was a Terminator arriving....

Was anyone seen naked in the area?

[GoneFishin]

16. If you forget to use baking powder you can have a "Pancake Collapse". Also if you go to the

all-you-can-eat at IHOP, but you eat MORE THAN you can eat, you might get weak in the knees and suffer a "Pancake Collapse".

And also,
"Pancake Collapse"
"Pancake Collapse"
"Pancake Collapse"


What? You guys didn't get the memo?

[question everything]

18. This is serious stuff. Why the jokes?

I remember when several apartment buildings "pancake collapsed" during the 1994 earthquake in Los Angeles. Many died in their beds.

This is a common term.

[awoke_in_2003]

25. With all the bad that goes on in the world...

I think it is just a bit of a self defense mechanism.

[GoneFishin]

26. Sorry. No intent to minimize the seriousness nor disrespect any injured.

[Arugula Latte]

20. Wow, that would be terrifying.

I was in that '89 San Francisco area quake and the Bay Bridge and Cypress freeway collapses really got to me. I just barely avoided being on the bridge during the quake. I remember the guy who was buried alive for days and days on the Cypress ...