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London's 'Walkie Talkie' Skyscraper Blamed for Melting Cars
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Sep 02, 2013 07:28am |
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| Category | News |
| Author | DOMINIC GOVER |
| News Date | Monday, September 2, 2013 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Cars in central London are in danger of being melted like ants beneath a magnifying glass by a brand new skyscraper towering over the area, a driver has claimed.
The driver said that his Jaguar was seriously damaged while parked in the street beneath 20 Fenchurch Street, nicknamed the "Walkie Talkie" because of its shape, in the City.
The block, which cost £200m to build, stands 160m (525ft) high and measures 1.8m sq ft, is believed to have focused reflected light straight down on to vehicles in one of three parking bays in Eastcheap. Powerful beams of light are bouncing off the glass surface of the structure and damaging the bodywork on parked vehicles, it has been claimed.
Company director Martin Lindsay parked his Jaguar there and said the chassis had been partially melted by the time he returned an hour later." |
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