Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Austin Business Journal:

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A twister reportedly touched down nearbyat 1:49 p.m. Sundau and crossed through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-long path for aboutg 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighter s found moderate damageat Southlands, located at E-470 and Smokhy Hill Road, CBS4 News reported. Rooftop venting and air-conditioning units were damaged, windows were a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were noted.
Authorities shut down gas service to Southlands early Sunday No serious injuries were reportesd onthe shopping-center but a man in a nearby neighborhoo who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalizedx with unspecified serious injuries, according to news A Southlands spokeswoman told CBS4 most of the center's storea will be closed Monday to allow for continued damagre assessment. She said customers shoulr call individual stores to verify whether they are closedor Southlands, which opened in 2006, is the Denver area's largesf shopping center by retail space, at 1.7 millio square feet.
It consists of severalo freestanding buildings connected by pedestrian corridorsand streets. The complexx is owned by Granite Southlands Town Center LLC and managerd by Forest City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoeds were spotted north and east of DenverSundagy afternoon, and baseball-sized hail struck some areas. As many as 3,000 customers were without power for a time in part s of Auroraand Centennial. .

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