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Building under construction gave way in India killing 4 students and their teacher
4 students and their teacher were reported dead after a building partially collapsed in New Delhi, India's capital city. The 3-story building is located in the Bhajanpura region in northeast Delhi....
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Roman wall gives way after excavation works in England
A roman wall partially collapsed in Chester, United Kingdom, probably due to construction works in the surrounding site. The incident occurred on January 16, 2020. Part of the wall gave way during...
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Stunning building collapse in Washington, D.C. caught on camera
A security camera installed in a house recorded a sudden building collapse that occurred in Washington, D.C. A 2-story building located in the Trinidad neighborhood in Northeast Wash...
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Wind turbines destroyed in Evia, Greece
- Jan, 13, 2020
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Wind turbines came crashing down due to high winds in Evia, the second-largest island in Greece. Several wind turbines (their exact number was not announced) collapsed and fell into the ground. The...
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Crane crashes down after being hit by container ship in Belgium
A crane collapsed in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, after being hit by a container ship that drifted from its secure point. The container ship came loose from its secure point and hit the crane on M...
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7-story building collapse in Cambodia
A 7-story building that was under construction collapsed in Cambodia on January 3, 2019, resulting in 2 fatalities. The incident occurred in the city of Kep which is located in southwest Cambodia....
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Explosion destroys three houses in Philadelphia
At least one person is dead and more are missing after a gas explosion caused 3 row houses to collapse in Southern Philadelphia. The blast occurred on the 1400 block of South 8th Street on Friday,...
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House partially collapses after clothes dryer explosion in UK
An explosion caused by a tumbler dryer failure resulted in a partial collapse of a house in the UK. The incident occurred in Kessingland, a village in Suffolk County at about 20:35 GMT on Dece...
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Stunning moment a crane crashes down on a construction site in Sydney
A shocking crane collapse occurred on Sunday, December 1, 2019, at a construction site in Sydney, Australia. The upper part of the structure was suddenly separated by its stand, the crane brok...
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Building in Nairobi gives way: Fears of people trapped
A 6-story building collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on Friday, December 6, 2019. The residential building gave way at about 8:00 am as most residents were preparing to leave for work. Those w...
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