NATION IN BRIEF : NEW YORK : School Design Flaw Cited in Nine Deaths
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The school cafeteria wall in Newburgh, N.Y., that shattered during a windstorm on Nov. 16, killing nine students, was improperly designed, state officials concluded. “The masonry portion of the collapsed wall was structurally flawed by a design error that left it unsupported by lateral or vertical bracing,” the Disaster Preparedness Commission said. The panel urged that state and local agencies improve the review of construction plans for new school buildings and other public facilities.
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