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WATCH: Chaos as Storm Eunice tears apart 02 Arena in London
Published 14:59 18 Feb 2022 GMT
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Quite the image.
As Storm Eunice makes it presence felt, footage has emerged showing a well-known UK landmark on the receiving end of some serious deconstruction. In a 45-second clip uploaded to Twitter by user @BJFHubbard, the roof of the O2 arena in London is visibly torn apart. The roof was constructed from Sheerfill Architectural Membrane in 2007, with the waterproof material made from fibreglass and polytetrafluoroethylene. Unfortunately, it was no match for Storm Eunice on Friday. https://twitter.com/bjfhubbard/status/1494650273549201408?s=21 @BJFHubbard has continued to post updates throughout the day from the Intercontinental Hotel across the street from the dome. Hubbard told ITV News: "It started off as one small panel down in the corner and went right up to the centre."And now it is in the second, third and fourth panel and being completely shredded – I'm not sure there is anything that can be done. This is just serious damage."
https://twitter.com/BJFHubbard/status/1494660067848773632 Another eyewitness named Mala Sharma said that "more and more parts are getting ripped off." She added that "it's going to be a safety issue for people around." https://twitter.com/superTV247/status/1494652189784084482Explore more on these topics:
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