A luxury residence at the Shangri-La tower downtown Vancouver may cost you millions, but last night you could have taken home a piece for free as debris went flying during the windstorm.
Vancouver police say it was a miracle that no one was seriously injured in last night's wind storm as debris fell from construction sites downtown.
"The amount of debris that rained down on us, it's fortunate that nobody got hurt," Const. Howard Chow said.
Construction materials and debris from the Living Shangri-La construction site, which borders Alberni and West Georgia Streets, were blown into the street.
Lori Alexander, spokesperson for Ledcorp Construction, one of the many companies involved in the building of Living Shangri-La, told CTV British Columbia that the company will do whatever they can to prevent it from happening again.
One worker, who did not want to be identified, told CTV News the plywood was nailed down but the force of the wind was so strong it tore it from the building. He also said each supervisor had been told to write a report about what was done to secure the site when the wind started blowing.
The BC Construction Association says there is no industry standard about keeping sites safe for the public in the event of a big storm, but concern over liability keeps most companies conscientious about securing building materials at the end of each workday.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Janet Dirks
