Dozens of people are still waiting to retrieve their vehicles six days after a Denver parking garage collapsed on South Yosemite Street near East Hampden Avenue.
The Denver Fire Department (DFD) said the collapse crushed two vehicles, but no one was hurt. Denver7 obtained photos from city inspectors showing the extent of the damage, including caved-in concrete and several vehicles tilted sideways.
Joy Sims, a Parker resident, is still waiting to get her car out of the garage. She works for a nonprofit that was in the process of moving into the building attached to the garage.
“We had just unpacked the last box when our neighbor came in, and he’s like, the garage just fell in, like, you guys need to leave the building,” Sims said. “Half of our stuff is at the old location. You know, I’ve been reaching out to them, like, when can we complete this move? Because we don’t want to pay rent in two spaces. Since we’re a nonprofit, we have a limited budget on rent.”
While her car is not damaged, she said other people are facing a different reality…