Bridgeport is marking the 35th anniversary of the LAmbiance Plaza collapse, a construction accident that claimed the lives of 28.

At the time of its collapse, the complex was being built with the “lift-slab” construction method, in which concrete floor slabs were poured on the ground and raised into position.Īfter the L’Ambiance Plaza collapse, lift-slab construction fell out of favor and has not been used since. The collapse, on April 23rd, 1987, killed 28 construction workers. o f LAmbiance Plaza claimed the lives of 28 construction workers. The L’Ambiance Plaza tragedy attracted international attention. wh o took part in the rescue operation during the next eight days, the. A granite marker, added in June of 2010, honors one of the rescue workers. L'Ambiance Plaza was a 16-story residential project under construction in. The L’Ambiance Plaza workers, and volunteers who participated in a 10-day rescue and recovery effort, are also honored with a monument about a third of a mile away in City Hall Park.Ī bronze plaque lists the workers killed in the accident, and four helmets sit at the monument’s base. L'Ambiance Plaza collapse Date: ApLocation: Bridgeport, Connecticut Coordinates: 41.1782N 73.1964W Cause: Building collapse Outcome: 28 construction workers killed The L'Ambiance Plaza collapse was one of the worst disasters in modern Connecticut history. The statue was created by Old Lyme artist Norman Legassie.

The names of the accident victims are listed on a dedication plaque on the monument’s base.Īn 81-unit apartment building was built on the site in 1992, and the memorial to the L’Ambiance Plaza was dedicated a year later. the worst construction accidents in the states history when in 1987, 28 construction workers were killed after the LAmbiance Plaza building collapsed. Two monuments honor the 28 workers killed in a 1987 construction accident at the L’Ambiance Plaza apartment complex in Bridgeport.Īt the Washington Avenue accident site, a seven-foot statue of a construction worker honors the 28 workers killed, and the 22 injured, when the L’Ambiance Plaza building collapsed halfway through construction on April 23, 1987.

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