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Cars are covered by a collapsed tent at the Russo and Steel auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Thursday night.
| Russo and Steele's Arizona auction closed Friday as weather wreaks havoc
By Dave Kinney | 01/22/10, 12:29 pm et
The Russo and Steele auction site in Scottsdale, Arizona, was closed Friday morning--and may not open to the public at all during the day--as city and auction officials assess damage after high winds Thursday night ripped tents from their anchors and damaged several cars.
Scottsdale police were not letting anyone into the site as collapsed tents and metal beams remain a hazard. One person was treated for minor injuries.
Viewed from the freeway overlooking the site at daylight, the two massive tents used to house cars appeared to have sustained extensive damage. Portions of at least one tent blew onto a nearby freeway Thursday night, stopping traffic and forcing the road to be closed for a short time.
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