Crime & Safety

San Francisco Windows Being Inspected, Replaced After Storm Winds

There's a new effort to make sure windows in high-rises don't pose a safety threat to people walking below.

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April 25, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO - In the wake of the problems caused by high winds in downtown San Francisco during this year's storms, there's a new effort to make sure windows in high-rises don't pose a safety threat to people walking below.

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Alan Zweig is a busy man these days. He owns a window inspection and installation company in San Francisco and after this winter's storms blew out windows across the city, even in some high rise buildings, Alan's been working around the clock to fix all the damage and prevent more windows from breaking in the future.

"You'll see a lot of corrosion here around the bolt. This bolt sometimes will decay and fail and if that fails this can fall off," said Zweig, owner of Architectural Fenestration & Restoration Inc.

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