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“Flooding happens usually from a water-pipe leak or from a heavy rain storm that compromises an already weakened Dallas commercial roof.  In result can cause a Dallas collapsed commercial roof, where the rain pours in and all of a sudden you have Dallas commercial building flooding.  This will require significant Dallas commercial roof repair as well as any Dallas water damage to your building.  It is crucial to your business to schedule a Dallas commercial roof inspection yearly.  This helps you to have a peace of mind that when a storm comes, that the integrity of your roof is more than strong enough to handle it without resulting in any costly Dallas commercial roofing repairs.”

“Several stores and restaurants at SouthPark mall are reopening Saturday after a torrential rainfall apparently caused a partial roof collapse at the shopping center.”

“But most of the stores at one of the region’s top shopping destinations will remain closed, as authorities assess the damage.”

“The mall was closed Friday evening after a portion of the roof fell in and surprised shoppers fled the sudden indoor flood. Some mall employees said debris-filled water rose past their ankles as they ran. No injuries were reported.”

“Inside the mall, clean-up crews worked to get water out of corridors. Chairs usually filled with tired shoppers were stacked together, and dozens of fans helped dry the floors.”

“The scene at the mall was chaotic shortly before 6 p.m., with a half-dozen fire and emergency trucks parked around the entrance to the food court. Traffic jammed roads around the mall as people tried to leave, and police and mall security ordered everyone off the property.”

“The Charlotte Fire Department’s urban search-and-rescue team was at the mall Friday evening with a structural engineer to assess the building. Officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management Office said via Twitter that there was “significant damage to multiple stores.”

“Cellphone pictures posted on Twitter showed brown water flowing down one of SouthPark’s main corridors. Many people were confused when the collapse started and described frightening moments. One woman who said she worked at the Lacoste store said she thought there had been a shooting when she saw mobs of people running past the store screaming.”

“Several witnesses said they thought the collapse began near the food court. Winnie Cleary, 17, was working at the Häagen-Dazs ice cream store in the food court when she said she noticed the roof leaking and the smell of smoke.”

“Our manager yelled, ‘Get out!’ We looked around the corner and saw water rushing at us,” she said. “We could see debris in the water.”

“Another mall employee, Maggie Johnson, said she was working at the Baby Grocery Store kiosk near the food court when she smelled smoke.”

“It was like that plastic-burning smoke,” said Johnson, 18. Then she saw the roof begin to fall and what looked like ashes and charred parts of the ceiling coming down.

“Water began flooding in, and was quickly past her ankles. Johnson said she tried to throw a plastic cover over the cash register and kiosk, but people were yelling to get out. A man tried to help her, she said, but they were soon pushed out by the crowd.”

“WCNC-TV’s AirStar 36 helicopter showed two holes in the mall’s roof. Shoppers said some of the vehicles parked in the basement area of the mall had several inches of water in them.”

“Violeta Perez, 19, and her sister, Heidi, were walking out of the Gap store when the roof collapsed, the teen said.”

“My sister had just paid for the clothes. We walked out and we heard a scary sound. Everyone was running everywhere,” said Violeta Perez, adding that the lights inside the Gap stores went off. “It was really loud,” Perez said, adding that the collapse sounded like a large bookshelf tumbling down.

SouthPark management issued a short statement Friday night. “This afternoon, roof damage occurred at SouthPark in Charlotte resulting in flooding in some areas of the mall. SouthPark is currently closed and will remain closed this evening,” the statement read.

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