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Shocking bridge collapse in Chinese river
A road bridge partially collapsed sending 2 vehicles into a river in south China. The incident occurred in Heyuan city, Guangdong province, on Friday, June 14, 2019. Some people went missing and on...
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Intense cracking in Sydney's building - Concerns for Australia's building codes
After Opal's tower incident, a second building in Sydney suffered critical damage due to cracking raising concerns about Australia's building codes. Hundreds of people were evacuated from Sydney's...
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Disneyland may be threatened by potential failure of a local dam
According to federal engineers, Disneyland may be in danger as a local dam could fail if an intense rainfall occurs. The 78-year-old Prado Dam, an earth-fill dam across the Santa Ana River, Califor...
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Building collapse in Shanghai: At least 5 casualties
At least 5 people were reported dead after a commercial building collapsed in Shanghai on Thursday, May 16, 2019. According to city government, the roof of the construction gave way during renovati...
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Building in Brooklyn collapses after being hit by car
A two-story building located in New York's Brooklyn collapsed after a car crashed into it. The incident occurred on Monday, May 6, 2019. According to officials, the 20-year-old driver of the vehicl...
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Crane collapses on a hospital building in West Midlands, UK
On April 9, 2019, a tower crane partially collapsed onto the roof of Smethwick's Midland Metropolitan Hospital construction site in United Kingdom. According to local Fire Service department, a 20-...
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Bridge railing collapse in Chattanooga, Tennessee
A concrete beam from a bridge located in Chattanooga, Tennessee failed and collapsed injuring one person. The bridge is located at the Interstate 75 North and I-24 West split. The collapse was not...
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The Notre Dame cathedral devastated by massive fire
Notre Dame Cathedral, a historic symbol of Paris for over 850 years, was highly damaged after its famous wooden spire was engulfed by flames and collapsed on Monday, April 15, 2019. History and fac...
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Massive fire explosion in Paris residential building
A massive explosion was caused by fire in a residential building located in the northeastern area of Paris, France. The incident occurred on Saturday, 6 of April, 2019. According to officials, the...
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Building collapses in India: At least 14 people dead
On March 19, 2019, a building that was under construction collapsed killing at least 14 people in India. The incident occurred in Kumareshwara Nagar, Dharwad, at 3:40pm local time. The causes...
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