17 Nov 2016

Aftershock could collapse Wellington office building

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 17 November 2016
The closed building on Molesworth St, Wellington.

The closed building on Molesworth St, Wellington. Photo: Mei Heron / RNZ

Engineers say an aftershock could bring a Wellington office building down.

They have been working through the night to figure out how to bring down the badly damaged high-rise office block.

The 10-storey building on Molesworth Street has been cordoned off since Tuesday evening, after a major structural beam fractured like a bone in the earthquakes.