Construction Accidents: Accident Closes Indianapolis International Airport Terminal

The Indianapolis International Airport reported that two steel supports collapsed in a new passenger terminal under construction. There are no reported injuries, although 25 people were in that section of the terminal. Construction workers heard a loud thud and saw that two support beams had shifted. David Dawson, a spokesperson for the terminal construction project reported that the incident occurred in the early afternoon and the cause is still unknown. Dawson also was not aware on the size or the weight of the beams. Officials have closed the construction site at that section of the terminal until they determine the cause of the accident.

No One Hurt in Airport Construction Accident

“When that shift occurred, we wanted to make sure that the conditions were safe, so we stopped work in that location of the project. We’ve brought in a couple of structural engineers to advise us on how to handle it,” said Dawson. Construction workers used the steel beams to temporarily support permanent steel beams. Emergency officials did not report to the scene because there were no injuries. The billion dollar terminal project will most likely be completed in 2008 and will cost $340 million USD.