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Bridge collapse in Yorkshire may reroute the Road World Championships
A bridge collapse near Yorkshire will probably result in changing the route for the UCI Road World Championships 2019. The UCI Road World Championship is a bicyclist racing event that is organ...
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Building collapse in Mumbai: At least 13 people dead
At least 13 people were reported dead and many more are feared trapped after a building collapsed in Mumbai, India. The incident occurred on July, 16, 2019, in the Dongri neighborhood. "The buildin...
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Historic bridge collapses in Ohio: Footage recorded on camera
One of the longest covered bridges in Ohio, constructed more than 150 years ago, collapsed. The 3-span Knowlton Covered Bridge used to provide a passage over the Little Muskingum River. The bridge...
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Building explosion at the University of Nevada
An explosion at the University of Nevada, Reno, caused the partial collapse of a dormitory building on Friday, July 5, 2019. The explosion occurred in the basement of the 7-story building inhabited...
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Gas explosion in Vienna: 2 buildings partially collapse
Several floors in 2 buildings near Vienna's center collapsed after (possibly) a gas explosion. The suspected explosion occurred at about 4.30pm local time on Wednesday, June 26, 2018. According to...
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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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