Bridgeport Honors the 30th Anniversary of the L’ Ambiance Plaza Collapse

From the City of Bridgeport: Sunday, April 23rd marks the 30th anniversary of the L’ Ambiance Plaza collapse. The City of Bridgeport will commemorate the day and remember the 28 lives that were lost with a memorial service on Monday, April 24, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at City Hall located at 45 Lyon Terrace, Bridgeport, CT. Local officials and organizations that will be in attendance include Fairfield County Labor Chapter President Thomas Wilkinson, Fairfield County Building Trades President Peter Carroll, Connecticut AFL-CIO President Lori Pelletier and Connecticut Building Trades President Dave Roche. The ceremony will conclude with the laying of a wreath at the L’ Ambiance Plaza Memorial in the park at Golden Hill Street at 11:00 a.m.

L'Ambiance Plaza was a 16-story residential project under construction in Bridgeport, Connecticut at the corner of Washington Avenue and Coleman Street. On April 23, 1987, 28 workers were crushed to death at the site of the L’Ambiance development due to faulty lift slab construction. The L'Ambiance Plaza collapse was one of the worst disasters in modern Connecticut history. Every year, organized labor, family members and friends have gathered to remember and pay tribute to the workers who died, the families, the rescue workers and all those who assisted in any way during and after the collapse.

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