Monday, October 31, 2011

Southlands shopping center reopens 2 days after tornado - Business First of Columbus:

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Most Southlands stores reopened at noon although “some retailers and restaurants may still remain closed,” the shoppinyg center said on its website. Cleanup and damage checka have been under way atthe 1.7 million-square-foot retai l complex since Sunday, when a tornado touchex down nearby at 1:49 p.m. The twister caused moderater damageat Southlands, located at E-470 and Smokh Hill Road. Rooftop heating, venting and air-conditioningg units were damaged, windows were broken, and a car was Natural gas leaks alsowere noted, and authoritiews shut down gas service for a Southlands, which opened in 2006, is the Denvee area’s largest shopping center by retailo space.
It consists of several freestanding buildingzs connected by pedestrian corridorsand streets. The comples is owned by Granite Southlandsw Town Center LLC and managed by Forest City CommercialManagemen Inc. Four other tornadoes were spotted north and east of DenverSundayy afternoon, and large hail struco some areas. As many as 3,000 Xcel Energh customers were without power for a time in parts of Aurorwand Centennial.

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