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Apollo Theater Ceiling Collapse Injures 80
- Dec, 23, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- London, England
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A portion of the Apollo Theater ceiling collapsed Thursday night during a show and 80 people were injured including seven people who were seriously injuries. The theater is located in London and...
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Silo Collapse in Roy, Washington
- Dec, 04, 2013
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- 405 McNaught Rd S, Roy, WA
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A silo containing many tons of grain collapsed Monday evening at Wilcox Farms in Roy, Washington. One man is believed to be trapped under as much as 50 tons of corn and is presumed dead. A Federal Eme...
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Brazil Stadium Collapse Kills Two
- Dec, 02, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Av. Miguel Inácio Curi, 111, Vila Carmosina, 08295-005 São Paulo, Brazil
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Two people died and one was injured last week when part of the Sao Paulo Stadium in Brazil collapsed. The stadium is one of the 12 venues that will be used for this summer’s World Cup and is sch...
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Philadelphia Man Charged With Murder in Connection to Building Collapse
- Nov, 27, 2013
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- 2140 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Charges were filed Monday against the man responsible for the failed building demolition that lead to the death of six people in an adjacent building. The collapse occurred on June 5, 2013 in the Cent...
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VIDEO: View of Tornado Destruction in Illinois
- Nov, 26, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Washington, Illinois, United States
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A drone flew over Washington, Illinois surveying the damage done from several tornadoes that came through the area Sunday night. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has started to assess the da...
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U.S. Travel Association Demands Infrastructure Issues Be Addressed
- Nov, 26, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
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The U.S. Travel Association held its inaugural conference in Washington D.C last week. The focus of the event, referred to as “Connecting America Through Travel, was to raise awareness to the fact tha...
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$500 Million for Typhoon Rebuilding
- Nov, 21, 2013
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- Manila, Philippines
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World Bank Group is providing the Filipino government with a $500 million emergency loan to help rebuild the devastated country. They will also provide a cash transfer to help clean up from the disast...
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2 Dead, 30 Injured in South African Building Collapse
- Nov, 21, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Durban, Africa
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Two people are dead and up to 40 people were trapped on Tuesday afternoon when a section of a shopping mall under construction collapsed in South Africa. Construction workers were roughly half-way don...
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Devastating Tornado Leaves Path of Destruction
- Nov, 20, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other Structural
- Illinois, United States
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The storm system that swept across the Midwest on Sunday night left 8 people dead and thousands of people homeless. The storm claimed 6 lives in Illinois and 2 in Michigan. According to th...
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Philippines Devastated After Typhoon Haiyan
- Nov, 11, 2013
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Manila, Philippines
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines on Friday as one of the strongest storms on record. Sustained winds of 145 mph with gusts up to 235 mph, as well as waves topping 40 feet in heigh...
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