Moscow Freedom Tower on fire and in danger of collapse

[R26 Monster]

not good news, who is financing this project?

[VX Foxy]

http://rt.com/news/moscow-tower-catches-fire-068/

[MOTORVATOR]

What stage is the construction at? If that has newish floors at the top that haven't made full strength I wouldn't think dropping impact loads of water on it was a good idea.

[Huff]

WTF are they building it out of, to burn like that? Looks...unusual to me.

Otherwise it is a storm in a teacup. Dropping a few tonnes of water on a structure that high is nothing in comparison with the wind & dynamic loads it is designed for.

[MOTORVATOR]

Huff said:

WTF are they building it out of, to burn like that? Looks...unusual to me.

Otherwise it is a storm in a teacup. Dropping a few tonnes of water on a structure that high is nothing in comparison with the wind & dynamic loads it is designed for.

Not if it's falsework holding up floors and columns that haven't made full strength.

[Pesty]

Insureance job?

[davepoth]

Pesty said:

Insureance job?

The article rather suggests that. The city council sticking their nose in and halting construction, a $300 million insurance policy...

[KardioKate]

Europes tallest building... In Moscow?

[KardioKate]

doogz said:

Yup.

Is Moscow in Europe?!

EDIT: Ok, I'm a mong

Edited by KardioKate on Wednesday 4th April 09:45

[Eric Mc]

KardioKate said:

Europes tallest building... In Moscow?

Where did you think Moscow was?

[KardioKate]

Eric Mc said:

Where did you think Moscow was?

I didn't realise any of Russia was in Europe. I'm a doctor, not a geographer!

[Sheets Tabuer]

At least you'll know your arse from your elbow

[Oakey]

'Europe' and the 'European Union' are not the same. The more you know!

[Huntsman]

KardioKate said:

Eric Mc said:

Where did you think Moscow was?

I didn't realise any of Russia was in Europe. I'm a doctor, not a geographer!

I understand that the Bosphorous is the border between Europe and Asia, but I'm not so sure further north?

[AJS-]

I think the Ural mountains are generally considered to be the end of European Russia.

[davepoth]

AJS- said:

I think the Ural mountains are generally considered to be the end of European Russia.

That's the general idea.

[YorkshirePudding]

Sheets Tabuer said:

At least you'll know your arse from your elbow

[Rugbyman]

I fink its Shard agents wot dun it guv

[odyssey2200]

KardioKate said:

Eric Mc said:

Where did you think Moscow was?

I didn't realise any of Russia was in Europe. I'm a doctor, not a geographer!

You could have been a geographer but your heart just wasn't in it.

[DonkeyApple]

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