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==== Collapse of Terminal 2E ==== [[File:Terminal 2E CDG collapse.png|thumb|Collapsed Terminal 2E, June 2004]] [[File:Grand plan Roissy CDG Terminal 2.jpg|alt=|thumb|Map of terminal 2 various halls]] On 23 May 2004, shortly after the inauguration of terminal 2E, a portion of it collapsed near [[Gate (airport)|Gate]] E50, killing four people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3743081.stm|title='Fresh cracks' at Paris airport|work=[[BBC News]] |date=24 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518182048/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3743081.stm |archive-date=2022-05-18 |url-status=live}}</ref> Two of the dead were reported to be Chinese citizens, one Czech and the other Lebanese.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-airport-collapse-blamed-on-design-483590.html|title=Paris airport collapse blamed on design|newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=16 February 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026070025/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-airport-collapse-blamed-on-design-483590.html |archive-date=2022-10-26 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three other people were injured in the collapse. Terminal 2E had been inaugurated in 2003 after some delays in construction and was designed by [[Paul Andreu]]. Administrative and judicial enquiries were started. Before this accident, ADP had been planning for an [[initial public offering]] in 2005 with the new terminal as a major attraction for investors. The partial collapse and indefinite closing of the terminal just before the beginning of summer seriously hurt the airport's business plan. In February 2005, the results from the administrative inquiry were published. The experts pointed out that there was no single fault, but rather a number of causes for the collapse, in a design that had little margin for safety. The inquiry found the concrete [[Vault (architecture)|vaulted roof]] was not resilient enough and had been pierced by metallic pillars and some openings weakened the structure. Sources close to the inquiry also disclosed that the whole building chain had worked as close to the limits as possible, so as to reduce costs. Paul Andreu denounced the building companies for having not correctly prepared the [[reinforced concrete]]. On 17 March 2005, ADP decided to tear down and rebuild the whole part of Terminal 2E (the "jetty") of which a section had collapsed, at a cost of approximately €100 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lci.fr/|title=Info et actualité en direct – Toutes les actualités et infos|website=LCI |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124044525/https://www.lci.fr/ |archive-date=2022-01-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> The reconstruction replaced the innovative concrete tube style of the jetty with a more traditional steel and glass structure. During reconstruction, two temporary departure lounges were constructed in the vicinity of the terminal that replicated the capacity of 2E before the collapse. The terminal reopened completely on 30 March 2008.
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