Construction supports and scaffolding collapsed and fell around 10:45am Monday morning, in the 200 block of Broadway. There were no injuries, although the cars in the photo above were damaged. The Long Beach Fire Department is confirming that the scaffolding was five stories high, and that they are currently investigating the cause. The LBFD blog suspects that high winds may have caused the collapse, but this has not yet been confirmed.
From the blog (with more pictures):
One of the foremen from the company that owned the scaffolding stated that they were working on the adjacent parking structure, and due to the rain, luckily no workers were on the scaffolding when it collapsed. A large green tarp was on the scaffolding at the time of the incident, which may have contributed to the wind causing the collapse (Undetermined, under investigation).
Broadway was closed from Pine Ave. to Long Beach Blvd.
Photo from Ted Cote, whose car was totaled in the accident.
By Ryan ZumMallen, Managing Editor