Sometimes, life really does imitate a Jerry Bruckheimer film.
Yesterday, a lightning-fast rain storm screamed across Edmonton, turning it into a giant wading pool, with large hail thrown in for good measure. But aside from the normal damage, read what it did to the largest mall in the world:
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Adjusters assess storm damage to West Edmonton Mall
Last Updated Mon, 12 Jul 2004 8:30:17
EDMONTON - The West Edmonton Mall will stay closed for an undetermined time as insurance adjusters examine the damage from a severe hailstorm Sunday.
The storm damaged the roof and forced the evacuation of 30,000 people from the world's largest shopping mall. Water was ankle-deep in parts of the 800-store mall after pipes on the second floor burst at the height of Sunday afternoon shopping.
Tens of thousands of customers and employees streamed out into a flooded parking lot, where the water rose as high as waist level because ice from the hail had blocked storm sewers.
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You can read the rest of the story HERE, but as someone who once worked in a mall, this scenario is rather terrifying. I'm beginning to think I really do live the safest part of Canada. I've never even SEEN hail!
