{"id":536,"date":"2024-04-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/?p=536"},"modified":"2024-05-09T17:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T15:45:07","slug":"dangerous-decay-inside-fontana-high-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/dangerous-decay-inside-fontana-high-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous Decay Inside Fontana High-Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A routine data collection job at Fontana&#8217;s High Point high-rise turned into a scene of alarming urban decay and safety hazards. As the GRT-I field team entered the building, they encountered burnt-out units, abandoned belongings, and an atmosphere of ruin.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It looked post-apocalyptic,&#8221; said a Hillbrow North site supervisor. Determining occupancy in the 308 units was tough, but the real danger was the shadowy stairwells where muggers lurked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The footage is unsettling &#8211; whole sections looked like an urban wasteland,&#8221; the supervisor explained. With only flashlights, GRT-I workers risked their safety climbing each deteriorated floor alone due to the isolated layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One GRT-I worker&#8217;s close call with an aggressive squatter in the dark stairwell was the last straw. &#8220;Sending my team further in was unacceptable,&#8221; the supervisor stated, aborting the High Point job to evacuate staff from the hazardous high-rise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimly lit halls concealing potential threats. Vacant units overtaken by squatters. The crumbling tower was too perilous to survey responsibly. While the building&#8217;s future is discussed, GRT-I fields\u2019 workers prioritized their safety, over the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A routine data collection job at Fontana&#8217;s High Point high-rise turned into a scene of alarming urban decay and safety hazards. As the GRT-I field team entered the building, they encountered burnt-out units, abandoned belongings, and an atmosphere of ruin.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":552,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grt.ac.za\/inspired\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}