Bent I-beam footing assessed near Mechanicsburg Exit 114, Mechanicsburg IL
Other Non-Crime EventA bent base footing of an I-beam near Mechanicsburg off Exit 114 was assessed. The footing is damaged and cannot support the beam properly. The crew plans to either heat and bend it back or lay the panel down temporarily.
Audio|Source: Pike County Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Yeah, so he says have to do this ibeam over here by Mechanicsburg off of Exit 114.
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To look at it and assess it, the footing that's actually on the ground, the base footing is bent and cock-eyed and all sorts of stuff. We're not going to be able to mount that ibeam back on there properly.
00:22
The only way I can see us be able to do that is getting a torch out here, heating it, and bending it back in place, and then setting it, or just lay the panel down for now.
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Is it sturdy, pretty sturdy the way it stands at the moment?
00:43
I mean, it's standing.
00:48
Both legs are kind of touching the ground.
00:52
I guess just go ahead and lay it down for now.
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Mechanicsburg, IL
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