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Japan: The first railway 3D-printed building constructed within 2 hours
- Jul, 22, 2025
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- Japan
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On Tuesday, July 22, the first 3D-printed train station building was constructed at Hatsushima Station, located on the JR Kisei Main Line in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture. This ambitious project had bee...
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Two significant quakes struck offshore Russia's Kamchatka: the initial warning for tsunami threat was later lifted
- Jul, 20, 2025
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- Russia
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Two significant earthquakes struck offshore near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday. The larger quake, with a magnitude of 7.4, had its epicenter approximately 115 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk...
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Mumbai: a 3-storey building collapsed - many injuries
- Jul, 18, 2025
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- India, Mumbai
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On Friday, July 18, a three-storey residential building collapsed in Mumbai's Bandra suburb, resulting in at least 12 injuries, with many others feared to be trapped beneath the debris. According to...
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Jacksonville: Bridge collapse during Fourth of July celebrations
- Jul, 04, 2025
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- United States, Florida, Jacksonville
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On Friday, July 4, during Fourth of July celebrations in Fernandina Beach near Jacksonville, a gangway bridge at the city marina collapsed, resulting in minor injuries and momentary panic among atten...
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Pakistan: Multi-storey building collapse results in at least 27 fatalities
- Jul, 04, 2025
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- Pakistan
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On Friday, July 4, a multi-storey building collapsed in Karachi’s impoverished Lyari neighborhood, Pakistan. The five-storey structure's collapse resulted in at least 27 deaths, while nine others wer...
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Canada: A new supertall tower reaches its final height
- Jul, 07, 2025
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- Canada, Toronto
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A new milestone has been reached in Canada’s skyline. After years of delays and setbacks, the 85-storey tower at One Bloor West has topped out at 309 meters, officially becoming the tallest building...
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China: Bridge collapse due to heavy rainfall
- Jun, 24, 2025
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- China, Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
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On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 7:40 AM local time, the Grand Bridge collapsed following a landslide caused by heavy rainfall in Sandu County, Rongjiang area, Guizhou Province, southwest...
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New Jersey: Structural failure led to building collapse
- Jun, 25, 2025
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- United States, New Jersey
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On Wednesday, June 25, a building collapsed at approximately 1:30 PM local time at the Seabrook Brothers & Sons facility, located at 85 Finley Road in Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County,...
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Bridge collapse in India results in 2 fatalities, at least 32 injured
- Jun, 15, 2025
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- India
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On Sunday, June 15, at approximately 3:30 p.m. IST, a steel bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River at Kundamala near Talegaon in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. The incident resulted in 2 fatal...
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Shinnston, West Virginia, USA: Abandoned multi-story building collapsed
- Jun, 22, 2025
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- United States, West Virginia, Shinnston
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On Sunday, June 22, at approximately 10:07 a.m. Eastern Time, a multi-story building partially collapsed on Hood Avenue in Shinnston, located in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA. According to Came...
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