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Marseille building collapse: at least six fatalities
- Apr, 09, 2023
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- France, Marseille
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An explosion destroyed a four-story apartment building in Marseille, a city in southern France. The explosion took place on Sunday at 00:49 local time (22:49 GMT on Saturday). Investigators are looki...
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Slab collapses in Goa's Mapusa: 5 workers injured
- Apr, 03, 2023
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- India, Mapusa
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A concrete slab of an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday in Mapusa, injuring five workers. An eyewitness report stated that the incident happened at 12.30 on Sunday afternoon in the vici...
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Serious cracks forced the closure of the Servia Bridge in northern Greece
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Bridges Damage (Structural) Structure Reinforcement Structural Reliability Repair And Retrofit Of Structures News On Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Greece, Kozani
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Following major cracks in four tendons between the sixth and seventh piers, the Servia Bridge in Western Macedonia in northern Greece, has been closed to all vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tons. T...
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Earthquake in Pakistan and Afghanistan: at least 19 fatalities
- Mar, 22, 2023
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- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday night. The strong earthquake, centered in a mountainous area in northern Afghanistan, close to the Pakistani border, left at least 1...
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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Ecuador: at least 16 fatalities
- Mar, 18, 2023
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- Ecuador
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southern Ecuador on Saturday afternoon. Dozens were injured while at least 16 people lost their lives, according to authorities. The US National Weather Service repo...
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Building partially collapsed twice within 8 days in Welland, Canada
- Feb, 26, 2023
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- Canada, Welland
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A five-story, 226-unit condo suffered partial collapse twice within 8 days. More specifically, the initial collapse took place on February the 18th and a second one followed almost a week later, on F...
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Fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper under construction
- Mar, 02, 2023
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- Hong Kong
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A 42-story skyscraper, which was being constructed in Hong Kong, caught on fire late on Thursday night. Falling sparks and debris caused about 170 people to be evacuated from the shopping area, wh...
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Two buildings collapsed in Alaska during the weekend
- Mar, 04, 2023
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- United States, Alaska, Anchorage
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The roofs of two commercial buildings collapsed during the weekend in the town of Anchorage, Alaska. The first event took place around 7.30 a.m. on Saturday, where the roof of a thrift store near...
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6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Kermadec Islands in New Zealand
- Mar, 04, 2023
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- New Zealand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The Kermadec Islands area of New Zealand was hit by an earthquake on Saturday with a magnitude of 6.9, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The magnitude and depth were previous...
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Building collapses in north Delhi due to fire
- Mar, 01, 2023
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- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A big fire started on Wednesday inside a three-story private building on Roshanara Road in North Delhi. According to the authorities, the cause of the fire remains unknown while more than 100 firefig...
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