The DJ did an excellent job of announcing to all patrons to safely exit the building after hearing the rumble noise. Barnegat Light First Aid Squad reported Squad 12 along with multiple other agencies are on scene of a reported building collapse in the 4th street area of Barnegat Light. At the scene of the wedding disaster, rescue workers aided by German shepherds searched for survivors and removed bodies from the rubble, carrying them on stretchers covered with blankets. The Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Department rushed to the scene to help get everyone out. A few weeks before the collapse, the wedding hall owners decided to remove the partitions. A caller to Israel's Army Radio said he had organised a wedding at the hall a week ago and had called the owners afterwards to say he was worried about the state of the dance hall floor. NYPD detective dies after spending 33 years in a coma, Brooklyn residents get scare after several manholes explode, Top NYPD officials suggest car owners get AirTag to prevent theft. About 600 people were invited to the wedding, and another 50 to 55 people were working at the party, Ofir said. 289290. The reception was held at Daymark in Barnegat Light. Seven weeks after the banquet hall collapse families of the victims won their battle to have the tragedy declared a national disaster, so they could be entitled to compensation from the state. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream. Suddenly, the floor beneath their feet collapses with all the people still on top. A couple died hugging each other. On April 30, 1992, a mudslide collapsed the walls of a cafe in Jerusalem's Old City, killing 23 people and injuring 22. The Versailles Wedding Hall was built in 1986 in Talpiot in southeastern Jerusalem by engineer Eli Ron, who invented the Pal-Kal[he] method. By Friday evening, at least24 bodies had been pulled from the pile of rubble, concrete slabs and twisted metal, said Yehuda Meshi Zahav, head of a group that collects remains after terrorist attacks. Hospital doctors said many children were among them, including a 3-month-old baby. He said several other buildings similarly built, with thin concrete layers, have collapsed in the past. "Luckily we were able to get all our first dances in, all our speeches in," Brian Gagliardotto said. The fire department also thanked the DJ, who did an excellent job of announcing to all the wedding guests to safely exit the building. Send it to Eyewitness News using the form below. * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. 1 / 4. July 24, 2018 | 6:55am A water leak from underground pipes caused a floor to suddenly collapse during a wedding ceremony in northern China. At least24 people have been killed, including a 3-year-old boy. BARNEGAT LIGHT, NJ (OCEAN)-Around 7:36 p.m. multiple Police, Fire and Rescue Units responded to 404 Broadway for a "building collapse" with around 200 people on the second floor during a wedding. The wedding video, broadcast on Israe TV, shows that the dance floor suddenly sank a few feet. The Zeiler Committee on Building Safety investigated both the Versailles wedding hall collapse as well as the Maccabiah bridge collapse which occurred four years earlier in 1997, and released its final report in December 2003. Maj. Gen. Gabi Ofir, in charge of the rescue operation, said 309 people were taken to hospitals with injuries. Initially, the side of the building that failed was designed to be a two-story structure, while the other side was designed to be three stories. 5.9K. We fell one floor, and then the next floor collapsed. The reception was held at Daymark Bar & Restaurant in Barnegat Light, Ocean County. The engineer Eli Ron, inventor of the Pal-Kal method of construction, was arrested and subsequently indicted in August 2002 on the charge of manslaughter. The scene of a tragic, unfortunate and preventable. An initial inquiry blamed the collapse on the Pal-Kal method of constructing light-weight coffered concrete floor systems which was banned shortly after the completion of the wedding hall since it was known and proven to be unsafe. There are some reports the Versailles banquet hall was built using a cheap method of construction, known as Pal-Kal, which was outlawed five years ago. My family is fine, thank God.". Ofir said it was the worst disaster involving a civilian building in Israel's history. Cassidy and Brian Gagliardotto had planned for years to make September 17 a night to remember, beginning with a big proposal. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. But Keren Sror, carried out on a stretcher in her fluffy white dress, suffered hip and chest injuries and might need surgery, doctors said. At 22:43 on May 24, 2001, a large portion of the third floor of the Versailles Wedding Hall collapsed in Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel. G. The beautiful wedding was shared with family and friends, and then it was time to party. Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of structural failures and collapses, "Wedding survivors recall night of horror", "Versailles Wedding Hall Engineer Jailed for 23 Negligent Deaths", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Versailles_wedding_hall_disaster&oldid=1146034895, Insufficient load capacity due to flawed structural design. Taysir Ahmed el-Hadj told Israel television that he had done renovation work on the third floor, changing floor tiles. On December 18, 1867 in Angola, NY, a train accident known as the Angola Horror took the lives of ~50 people who were cooked to death on one of the trains overturned furnaces when their car vertically plunged down an icy ravine. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. There were no injuries. "Review of Press Coverage: The Versailles Hall Disaster," Disaster Prevention & Management, Volume 10:4 (2001), pp. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The effect of this error was somewhat mitigated by the construction of partitions on the floor below, which helped redistribute the excess load such that no damage was incurred. Engineer Shaul Nevo, a reserve army major taking part in the rescue, said the type of construction was to blame. Asaf Dror, the groom, escaped serious injury. I felt [the floor], like, drop, and I instantly got off the dance floor, Cassidy told the outlet. Several years before in 1997, during the Maccabiah Games, a bridge collapsed killing 4 Australians participating in the games. Police were questioning the owner of the hall, the engineer who designed it and others connected with the structure, Israel radio reported. 23 people fell to their deaths t. However, the floor did not collapse, but instead caved in, officials said at the time. Upon arrival it was determined that 200 people needed evacuation from the building and the floor was caving in but not fully collapsed. Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? He said five bodies were found sitting around a table. Floor collapse shocks guests during wedding ceremony, Gut doctor reveals the truth behind your poops shape, Aww! "The DJ did an excellent job of announcing to all patrons to safely exit the building after hearing the rumble noise," the department said in a Facebook post. Dramatic amateur video footage has revealed the full horror of the moment when the floor gave way at a Jerusalem wedding reception, plunging guests three storeys down in a tangle of metal and jagged concrete. Guests were left clinging to the sides of the Versailles wedding hall when the third floor suddenly gave way at about 2245 local time and crashed through two storeys below. Rescue efforts commenced immediately after the collapse and continued until 4pm on Saturday May 26, 2001. "We expect there are people alive under the rubble," Ofir said Friday. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Thank you to all assisting agencys. It's awesome," the groom Brian Gagliardotto said. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "We knew where my parents were staying and we moved to that location and the party just continued on," Brian Gagliardotto said. Twenty-three people fell to their deaths through two stories, while another 380 were injured to varying degrees. However, there were reports the checks were not thoroughly carried out and in the first six months after the disaster only one building, Lev Hagiva, was partly closed. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy. Israel has set up a state commission of inquiry into building safety after 23 people were killed and hundreds injured when a wedding hall collapsed last week. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. Screaming guests on the edges of the dance floor peered down into the crater in disbelief. Moreover, an official investigation committee was established by the then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon under the leadership of the former judge Vardimos Zeiler(he), who was in charge of the security of public places and buildings. Waiting for the Floor to Collapse. At 22:43 on May 24, 2001, a large portion of the third floor of the Versailles Wedding Hall collapsed in Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel. Brian and Cassidy Gagliardotto were celebrating their nuptials. The May 24 . Great job by Incident command of both fire (1300) and EMS (120). Very sad. BARNEGAT LIGHT, New Jersey (WABC) -- A couple's big wedding on the Jersey Shore turned into a giant catastrophe after the second floor of a building where 200 people had gathered began to cave. "I felt it like drop, and I instantly got off the dance floor," Cassidy Gagliardotto said. May 31, 2001. Four people the building owner, an engineer, a designer and a contractor were arrested Friday, police said. --The Associated Press contributed to this report. Jerusalem police ruled out the possibility of a terror attack, saying the building collapsed because of structural failure. 1989: Yorkshire Ripper's wife wins damages. It was the deadliest building collapse in Israel's history. Two other employees were acquitted. In what became one of Israel's worst building disasters, 23 people lost their lives and another 250 were injured. BARNEGAT LIGHT - Emergency vehicles lined the streets in front of the Daymark restaurant at the intersection of Broadway and Fourth Street around 8 p.m. Saturday after reports of fears of a partial. "We knew where my parents were staying and we moved to that location and the party just continued on," Brian Gagliardotto said. and our Several people were missing, and the death toll was expected to rise. Levinson, Jay. A Fire Marshal and Building Inspector were requested to the scene. or redistributed. Israel TV's Channel Two said an initial inquiry pointed to negligence and an attempted cover-up. Across the street from the site is a memorial garden with names of victims inscribed on a wall. More than 300 have been injured and countless others remain trapped in the rubble. It occurred on May 24, 2001. 23 people fell to their deaths and 380 people were injured to varying degrees including bride Keren Dror, who suffered serious pelvic injuries which required multiple surgeries. "Totally shocked and wasn't expecting it," Cassidy Gagliardotto. A wedding reception held at the Daymark in Barnegat Light, New Jersey had to be evacuated after the second floor caved in. Veronica Flesher 9/27/2022. He did not give details but suggested a criminal investigation may be required. Assi Sror was treated for minor injuries and released. "We managed to climb down the side of the building," she said. 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BARNEGAT LIGHT, New Jersey (WABC) -- A couple's big wedding on the Jersey Shore turned into a giant catastrophe after the second floor of a building where 200 people had gathered began to cave in. And the next. The video shows dozens of wedding guests dancing together covering a whole floor. I got down on one knee and she said 'yes!' On Sept. 17, wedding guests and patrons had to be evacuated after reports that the second floor was collapsing. At 22:43 on May 24, 2001, a large portion of the third floor of the Versailles Wedding Hall collapsed in Talpiot, Jerusalem, Israel. The gesture came at a time of bitter conflict between the two sides, after eight months of fighting that has killed hundreds, mostly on the Palestinian side. Twenty-three people fell to their deaths through two stories, while another 380 were injured to varying degrees. 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"All of her family were on the dunes. The videotape shows one man scooping up a little girl in the mayhem. Late in the construction process, it was decided that both sides of the building should be equal heights, and a third story was added to the shorter side. CLEMSON, S.C. The floor of a clubhouse near Clemson University where a homecoming party was taking place collapsed early Sunday, hurtling dozens of people into the basement, authorities said . It was not clear if the renovations contributed to the collapse. Versailles Hall floor collapse: a review of Israeli press coverage At 22:45 on the evening of Thursday, 24 May 2001, the floor of the Versailles Hall, a catering establishment in Jerusalem, collapsed during a wedding celebration. Video right away made me remember the Hyatt Regency which is listed at the bottom of the wiki article for . During this event, the third floor would collapse, and many dancers would fall with it. BARNEGAT LIGHT, New Jersey -- A couple's perfect wedding day at the Jersey Shore turned into a catastrophe after the second floor of their venue began to cave in. The wedding was taking place on the top floor of the building, and the two floors below were not being used. During the wedding event in 2001, this significantly overstressed floor section failed, resulting in the catastrophe. Twenty-three people fell to their deaths through two stories, while another 380 were injured to varying degrees. Following the disaster, the "Versailles Law" was passed by the Parliament of Israel. The floor had started to visibly sag and as a result, the owners installed partitions on the floors below to stabilize and correct the sagging floors. "Luckily we were able to get all our first dances in, all our speeches in," Brian Gagliardotto said. A water leak from underground pipes caused a floor to suddenly collapse during a wedding ceremony in northern China. 4-year-olds adorable heart-to-heart with mom, Best friends pregnant together give birth on the same day, Octopus strangles diver at 40-feet underwater, Laundromat explosion nearly kills clueless man, Pandas sit at a table like its a tea party, Lion vs. hippo: The teeth come out in this wild fight, Pilots face-melting 9.5 Gs flight ages her 50 years, Little girl can color on the walls thanks to her tech-savvy dad. Within a second or two it collapsed, breaking through the floors below. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. One wedding guest Efraim Rino told Israel Radio: "I grabbed my son as the floor collapsed. In December 2003 a report into the Versailles wedding hall disaster found it a "miracle" there had been no other collapses given the lack of action taken on sub-standard buildings. After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately close because . Investigations found that poor construction methods were at fault for the collapse and the engineers responsible for the construction of the bridge were found guilty of death by negligence. A couple's dream wedding reception at the Jersey Shore descended into chaos when the second floor of their venue caved in. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://sc.mp/2kAfuvJA floor collapsed at a wedding ceremony in northern China's Hebei province due to a water leak. Three people were pulled from the rubble alive, and 23 bodies were removed. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, 8 dolphins die after theyre stranded on Jersey Shore, 6th dead dolphin washes up in under a month at New Jersey marina, How coconuts protect the Jersey Shore, other eroding coasts, Jersey Shores controversial cross-shaped pier to open on Memorial Day. [1] [2] Reports say about 250 people have been taken to hospital but rescuers say there are signs of life beneath the debris. Rescue efforts were carried out by the Home Front Command's Search & Rescue Unit and the Yachtza reserve unit. "I've been here since midnight, and all I've been doing is carrying out bodies," said rescue worker Yaakov Cohen. This page was last edited on 22 March 2023, at 11:27. A wedding reception was being held at the Long Beach Island restaurant on Sept. 17 when first responders received reports that the second floor had collapsed, Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Company . The footage which captured the collapse and subsequent mayhem was broadcast around the world on TV networks.[4]. I'd see a person. He said his preliminary examination of the building file disclosed findings "that trouble me very much." The third floor then gave way sending hundreds of guests plummeting two stories below. The special Israeli army rescue unit that has been sent abroad in the past to dig out earthquake victims in India and Turkey was working at the scene. ", Sara Pinhas, a relative of the groom, said dancers had just lifted the father of the bride on a chair, a traditional part of the Jewish wedding celebration, when suddenly he fell, "and then we felt the whole building collapse, everything fell down.". Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. If attaching a video or photo, terms of use apply. Cassidy and Brian Gagliardotto . Eli Ron received a four-year sentence, Shimon Kaufman and Dan Sheffer 22 months, and Uri Pessah six months. Authorities continue search for Texas man suspected of killing 5, Mom warns others after son severely burned from social media challenge, NW Side restaurant burglarized 4 times in 5 weeks, owners say: VIDEO. Later photos showed the baby, her face scratched, alive in the arms of a woman, "We were on people -- those poor people," said Tamar Revivo, 26, from her hospital bed Friday, where she was being treated for a fractured right ankle. They say the floor did not collapse, but caved in. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Barnegat Light First Aid Squad, Squads 49, 14, 38, Medics 1303, EMS Coordinator, Fire Marshalls, LBTPD and anyone else we may have missed. From the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore. Public Security Minister Uzi Landau said a committee of experts would be formed to investigate the cause. Engineers discovered that the collapse was due to a last minute design change on a portion of the structure that was not designed to carry a live heavy load such as the nearly 100 dancing people. According to first reports, the building appeared not to be up to construction codes. The Pal-Kal issue was mentioned in the episode "Point of Origin", season 1, episode 5, of the show 9-1-1, where an Indian Wedding goes awry when dancing guests collapse the third floor, killing dozens. Jerusalem mayor Ehud Olmert said the building was constructed in 1986. The report is presented by MSNBC's Greg Jarrett and Chris Jansing.I disabled comments on this video due to the number of anti-Semitic comments. [1][2], The disaster is among the deadliest civil disasters in Israeli history, with only the 2010 Mount Carmel forest fire and the 2021 Meron crowd crush having a higher number of deaths.[3]. More than 650 people were inside the four-story Versailles wedding hall when a top-level dance floor collapsed and pancaked its way through the other floors to the ground. They included the hall's owners, the engineer who invented the Pal-Kal method of cheap and lightweight ceiling construction and contractors and builders involved with recent renovations.
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