Sunday 24 July 2011

Aurora's Southlands shopping center damaged by tornado - Business First of Columbus:

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A twister reportedly touched down nearby at 1:49 p.m. Sunday and crossed through the area onan eight- to 10-mile-long path for abouyt 30 minutes, the said. . Firefighters found moderate damageat Southlands, located at E-470 and Smoky Hill CBS4 News reported. Rooftop heating, ventingb and air-conditioning units were damaged, windows were broken, a shed was and a car was overturned. Natural-gasz leaks also were noted. Authorities shut down gas serviced to Southlands earlySunday afternoon.
No seriousx injuries were reported onthe shopping-center grounds, but a man in a nearbyh neighborhood who was tryintg to take pictures reportedly was hospitalized with unspecified serious injuries, accordinyg to news reports. A Southlands spokeswoman told CBS4 most ofthe center'ws stores will be closed Monday to allows for continued damage assessment. She said customerz should call individual stores to verify whether they are closedor Southlands, which opened in 2006, is the Denver area'z largest shopping center by retai l space, at 1.7 million square feet. It consistss of several freestanding buildings connected by pedestrian corridoraand streets.
The complex is owned by Granite Southlands Town Center LLC and managed by Forest City CommercialManagement Inc. Four other tornadoese were spotted north and east of DenverSunday afternoon, and baseball-sizec hail struck some As many as 3,000 customers were without powed for a time in partx of Aurora and Centennial. .

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