Thursday, January 5, 2012

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

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A twister reportedly touched down nearby at 1:49 p.m. Sunday and crossee through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-long path for about 30 the said. . Firefighters found moderatre damageat Southlands, located at E-470 and Smokt Hill Road, CBS4 News Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioning unitx were damaged, windows were broken, a shed was destroyed, and a car was Natural-gas leaks also were Authorities shut down gas service to Southlands earlgy Sunday afternoon. No serious injuries were reporte d onthe shopping-center grounds, but a man in a nearby neighborhoox who was trying to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecifieed serious injuries, according to news reports.
A Southlandsd spokeswoman told CBS4 most ofthe center'sa stores will be closed Mondayy to allow for continuedr damage assessment. She said customeres should call individual stores to verify whether they are closecdor open. Southlands, which opened in is the Denver area's largest shoppin center by retail space, at 1.7 million square It consists of several freestanding buildings connected by pedestriah corridorsand streets. The complex is owned by Granitr Southlands Town Center LLC and managed by Forestf City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoeas were spotted north and east of DenverdSunday afternoon, and baseball-sized hail struckm some areas.
As many as 3,00o0 customers were without power for a time in parts of Aurorawand Centennial. .

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