2009 Cologne Archives Collapse: a Firsthand Account

It’s been nearly three years now since the Cologne Archives building collapsed on March 3, 2009.  Below is a firsthand account of the collapse from Bettina Schmidt-Czaia, director of the municipal depository, who was in the building at the time.  The article is from The Guardian Weekly.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/27/germany-cologne

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