Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):

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A twister reportedly touched down nearbuyat 1:49 p.m. Sunday and crossex through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-lonv path for about 30 the said. . Firefighters found moderate damageat Southlands, located at E-4709 and Smoky Hill CBS4 News reported. Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioningg units were damaged, windows were broken, a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were noted. Authorities shut down gas servicew to Southlands early Sunday afternoon. No serious injuries were reported onthe shopping-center but a man in a nearby neighborhood who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalizedr with unspecified serious injuries, according to news reports.
A Southlands spokeswomabn told CBS4 most ofthe center's stores will be closec Monday to allow for continued damage assessment. She said customers shoulf call individual stores to verify whether they are closedor open. Southlands, which openex in 2006, is the Denver area'z largest shopping center by retail space, at 1.7 millio n square feet. It consists of several freestandin g buildings connected by pedestrian corridors and The complex is owned by Granite Southlands Town Centerr LLC and managed by Foresft City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoes were spottex north and east of DenverSunday afternoon, and baseball-sizec hail struck some areas.
As many as 3,009 customers were without power for a time in part of Auroraand Centennial. .

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