Local officials in Draper, Utah had declared the homes unfit for habitation after one home's corner sank 10 inches and cracks formed in the concrete of the foundations and a patio.
Rescue officials arrive on scene to asses the damage of Tuesday afternoon's dramatic collapse. Credits: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful, New York City Mayor's Office, and WNYWevacuated after two homes slid into a canyon overnight, months after officials had declared the sites unsafe for habitation.
Two homes slid into a canyon months after local officials determined that the sites were unsafe and the buildings unfit for habitation. Just months after the completion of construction, the corner of one home sank up to 10 inches and cracks in the foundation and patio concrete had formed. EDGE claimed at the time that"unique geographic features and the soils on which they were constructed" had caused those shifts to happen.
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