Walls buckle, bricks dislodged in city centre building

RESIDENTS of an historic inner-city community whose neighbours were evacuated after cracks appeared in their homes said they were still living in fear of a building collapse last night.

Seven Cork city council tenants remained in two hotels last night after they were evacuated from the council-owned 100-year-old Corporation Buildings in the city centre on Saturday afternoon.

They could be kept out of their homes for safety reasons until the end of the week, council officials warned.