Couple's Jersey Shore wedding reception evacuated after venue's floor Public Security Minister Uzi Landau said a committee of experts would be formed to investigate the cause. Many were left trapped by the falling rubble which left a gaping hole through the centre of the building. There were nearly 700 guests in the building, which is in the industrial Talpiot area of Jerusalem. Hundreds of Pal-Kal buildings have not yet been tested for stability 10 years after the Versailles disaster. We were in the ruins. "People were flying through the air, the orchestra, the loudspeakers, everything fell.". New York City lifting COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private sector, Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts. Suddenly, the floor beneath their feet collapses with all the people still on top. "This was a shocking incident, one of the most difficult that occurred in Israel," Sharon said. Taysir Ahmed el-Hadj told Israel television that he had done renovation work on the third floor, changing floor tiles. The father of the groom, Zion Dror, said: "We were dancing, and all of a sudden three storeys collapsed. Wedding day dance floor collapses - YouTube Two hundred people gathered Saturday for the ceremony and then it was time to party. Brian and Cassidy Gagliardotto were celebrating their nuptials Saturday evening at the Daymark Bar & Restaurant in Barnegat Light, New Jersey, when the venue started shaking, news station WABC-TV reported. That's when the celebration turned into an evacuation when the second floor of the building started shaking. 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. 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. "We knew where my parents were staying and we moved to that location and the party just continued on," Brian Gagliardotto said. The videotape shows one man scooping up a little girl in the mayhem. A few weeks before the collapse, the wedding hall owners decided to remove the partitions. BARNEGAT LIGHT, New Jersey -- A couple's perfect wedding day at the. or redistributed. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. In October 2004 two of the owners of the hall were convicted of causing death through negligence. "We knew where my parents were staying and we moved to that location and the party just continued on," Brian Gagliardotto said. Floor collapse shocks guests during wedding ceremony, Gut doctor reveals the truth behind your poops shape, Aww! Versailles Wedding Hall Disaster - YouTube 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. 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. "Our DJ just kicked it off and we were like three songs in," Brian Gagliardotto said. This week will mark 10 years since the Versailles disaster, when the building's third-floor dance floor collapsed during a wedding, killing 23 guests and injuring hundreds. Waiting for the Floor to Collapse - Haaretz Com - Haaretz.com The video shows dozens of wedding guests dancing together covering a whole floor. 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. 289290. We've received your submission. However, their approach not only failed to provide additional structural capacity, it also inadvertently introduced a new and significant dead load at the weakened area. The wedding hall was subsequently demolished, and as of 2017 the site remained unoccupied and sealed. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. "I felt it like drop, and I instantly got off the dance floor," Cassidy Gagliardotto said. Upon arrival it was determined that 200 people needed evacuation from the building and the floor was caving in but not fully collapsed. As for the new Mr. & Mrs., their wedding celebration was able to continue after those scary moments. 1989: Yorkshire Ripper's wife wins damages. 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. And the next. A water leak from underground pipes caused a floor to suddenly collapse during a wedding ceremony in northern China. Floor collapses at wedding banquet in Jerusalem - YouTube An investigation of the event concluded that it was not caused by a terrorist attack (the disaster occurred during the Second Intifada). On May 24, 2001 A wedding celebration met with tragedy as a large portion of the third floor they were dancing on collapsed. Rescue efforts were carried out by the Home Front Command's Search & Rescue Unit and the Yachtza reserve unit.