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Onitsha city, Nigeria: Six fatalities due to shopping center collapse
- Feb, 27, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Nigeria
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A shopping center collapsed on Monday 27th of February 2024, resulting in the death of at least six people. The building, located in southeastern Nigeria at Onitsha city and accommodated more than 12...
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Lochem, Netherlands: 2 people killed and 2 were injured after bridge’s arch collapsed
- Feb, 21, 2024
- Bridges Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Arches Other Structural News On Failures Other News Metal Structures
- Netherlands, Lochem
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two people lost their lives and two others injured following the collapse of a section of an under-construction bridge in the Netherlands on Wednesday 21st of February. The incident occurred in Loche...
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Building collapse in Florence: 5 workers were killed and three were injured
- Feb, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Beams Slabs Concrete Structures Other Structural Structural Failures News On Failures Other News
- Italy, Florence
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A building collapsed in Florence, Tuscany, on Friday 16th of February, at approximately 9 a.m. local time (0800 GMT), according to local authorities. The collapse caused the death of five workers and...
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Wall collapse at Gokulpuri Metro Station in Delhi: one fatality and four injuries
- Feb, 08, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Walls Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A boundary wall collapsed on Thursday 8th of February at 11:00 am local time at Gokulpuri Metro Station in northeast Delhi, killing a 53-year-old man and injuring four others. The victim was riding h...
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New study by EEFIT shed light on the main reason that cost 50,000 lives due to Turkey -Syria earthquake
- Feb, 07, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Concrete Structures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
According to the study, conducted by the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), the main reason that cost 50,000 lives due to the Turkey -Syria earthquake on February 6, 2023, is be...
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Two years after the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse: crucial questions still not addressed
- Jan, 28, 2024
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On January 28, 2022, Pittsburgh captured widespread attention when the Fern Hollow Bridge collapsed. The collapse caused the bridge to fall more than 100 feet, while numerous vehicles, including a Pi...
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Badalona, Spain: Three fatalities due to a five-storey building collapse
- Feb, 06, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News
- Spain, Badalona
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-storey building collapsed at 10:30am local time on Tuesday 6th of February in Badalona (near Barcelona), causing three fatalities. The building was located at Rua Canigó 9 and built in 1959. A...
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One year after the 7.8-magnitude catastrophic earthquake in Turkey-Syria
- Feb, 06, 2024
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Design Other Structural Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
One year after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck on February 6th, Turkey struggles with the aftermath in its most severely affected areas where residents mourn lost loved ones and try to rebui...
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Airport of Boise: 3 lost their lives and 9 injured due to hangar collapse
- Jan, 31, 2024
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- United States, Idaho, Boise
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Three workers lost their lives, and nine others sustained injuries as a privately owned hangar being constructed at the airport of Boise, collapsed on Wednesday 31st of January at approximately 5p.m,...
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A 200-year-old Congregational Church collapsed on Thursday 25th in New London
- Jan, 25, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Other Structural News On Failures Other News Masonry Structures
- United States, Connecticut, New London
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The First Congregational Church located on Union Street in New London collapsed on Thursday 25th of January at 1:30 pm. According to Pastor Bob from Engaging Heaven Church, one person was in the buil...
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