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News on Explosion
Building partially collapses in Philippines: 2 people injured
- Apr, 30, 2020
- Structural Failures News On Failures
- Philippines, Makati
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Fortunately, no fatalities were reported after a wall of a mixed-use building in the Philippines suddenly gave way. The SM Jazz Mall building is located in the city of Makati in Metro Manila, Philipp...
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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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Genoa's Morandi bridge spectacular demolition
Morandi, a bridge that partially collapsed less than a year ago, was finally demolished. Located in Genoa, the bridge gave way on August 14, 2018, in a dramatic incident. Following heavy rainfall,...
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Explosion in Chicago triggered building's roof collapse
- Sep, 03, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, 430 East 130th Street, Chicago, U.S.A.
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An explosion provoked the roof collapse of Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, located on the south side of Chicago. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. on Thursday 30th of August and 10 workers w...
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