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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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