Seattle restaurant reopens after facade collapse; local actor remains hospitalized
By APSaturday, April 3, 2010
Seattle restaurant reopens after facade collapse
SEATTLE — A Seattle restaurant is back open, one day after a portion of its facade collapsed and struck three people.
The Icon Grill reopened at noon Saturday. Meanwhile, a local actor named John McKenna remained hospitalized for injuries suffered when a portion of the building sheared off Friday morning.
McKenna’s son tells The Seattle Times that his father has a broken shoulder, a broken toe, 13 broken ribs and two spinal fractures. He’s uncomfortable and in pain.
A swath of bricks tumbled from the three-story building that houses the restaurant. The two other people struck by falling debris were not seriously injured.
City inspectors are investigating the incident.
Information from: The Seattle Times, www.seattletimes.com
