The ceiling above a parkade section of the West Edmonton Mall collapsed on Wednesday night, caused by a water leak and exacerbated by the cold weather.
Crews blocked off a section on the west end of the parkade, in a section on the main floor near the Scotiabank theatre, but traffic hadn’t been completely shut down, and drivers in the area were still able to get to access vehicles.
Some of the ceiling material appeared to have collapsed onto the ground below, and a Bobcat was seen cleaning it up.
The area where it happened was on the west side of the mall near 178 Street.
In a statement regarding the ceiling, a spokesperson for West Edmonton Mall said, “With the extreme cold weather, a water leak occurred causing freezing and cosmetic damage to the stucco parkade façade.”
They added, “there is no structural damage to the parkade. The impacted area will be cleaned and back to normal shortly. West Edmonton Mall is open for business as usual.”
