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Bridge collapse in Kolkata, India: People trapped
A part of Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed resulting in one fatality and trapping several people. The bridge is located in the Alipore area which is very crowded. Constructed 40 years ago...
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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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4-story building collapse in Nigeria
A four-story building collapsed killing 3 and injuring at least 18 people in Abuja, Nigeria. The accident occurred in August 17th, 2018. The building was under reconstruction after it was abandoned...
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Dramatic bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy
A bridge in the city of Genoa collapsed on Tuesday 14 of August, killing 43 people according to latest update. The bridge's span, along with the vehicles on it, fell down the streets bellow in a dr...
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Pier collapse at Spain's Vigo concert: 300 people injured
A pier collapsed in the city of Vigo, in northwestern Spain, during a music concert injuring at least 300 people. Eyewitnesses report that the wooden platform gave way during the first song of the...
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Building collapse in Puerto Morelos killing 2 workers
A construction of a shopping center along the federal highway of Puerto Morelos in Mexico collapsed killing 2 and injuring 14 people on Tuesday 7 of August. According to reports, the roof gave away...
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Greek government to demolish illegally built structures in the aftermath of deadly wildfire
At least 3,150 illegally built structures in the wider area of Athens will be demolished after the fatal wildfires in June 23, according to Greek government. In most cases, these houses are used fo...
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Bridge collapse due to heavy rain in Cuba
Two people standing just next to the spot of collapse almost fell into the water As a result of the intense rainfalls caused by the subtropical storm Alberto, the bridge that connects the town of Z...
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Defective silo demolition in Denmark results in it falling on opposite direction
The 170-foot tower collapsed in the wrong direction, damaging the nearby cultural center On Friday April 6th, the scheduled detonation of a silo in the town of Vordingborg in eastern Denmark to...
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Florida pedestrian bridge collapses 5 days after its installation
The bridge, which was expected to open in January 2019, was being built using a method called accelerated bridge construction The main 174-foot section of a pedestrian bridge at Flori...
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