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New Jersey: Structural failure led to building collapse
- Jun, 25, 2025
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- United States, New Jersey
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Shinnston, West Virginia, USA: Abandoned multi-story building collapsed
- Jun, 22, 2025
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- United States, West Virginia, Shinnston
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
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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Portsmouth, Rhode Island: One fatality after building partially collapsed
- Jun, 07, 2025
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- United Kingdom, Portsmouth
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, June 7, around 5:30 p.m. local time, a building partially collapsed in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, resulting in the death of a teenager and injuring four others. One of the injured remains...
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Bangladesh: Bridge collapsed after heavy rainfall
- May, 30, 2025
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- Bangladesh
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, May 30, around 3 p.m. local time, a concrete bridge over the Rojotrekha Canal in Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh, collapsed following heavy rainfall. As a result, road access to the villages of...
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Texas: Overpass collapsed due to truck collision
- May, 27, 2025
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- United States, Texas
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Tuesday, May 27, a tractor-trailer transporting a crane arm collided with the overpass at FM 928, located on Interstate 27 in Tulia, Texas, about 50 miles south of Amarillo. The collision caused a...
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Pakistan: Pedestrian bridge collapsed at railway station results in one fatality
- May, 30, 2025
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- Pakistan
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Friday, May 30, a section of a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Khanewal Junction railway station, resulting in one fatality. Another person was seriously injured and transferred to the hospital for...
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New Delhi: Building collapses following powerful explosion
- May, 24, 2025
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- India, New Delhi
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Saturday, May 24, at around 4:48 a.m., a plastic bottle manufacturing unit in Sector 2 of Delhi’s Bawana industrial area caught fire, resulting in a powerful explosion that caused the collapse of...
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Fengyang Drum Tower, China: Roof tiles collapse damaging historic landmark
- May, 19, 2025
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- China, Chuzhou
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Monday, May 19, at around 6:30 a.m. local time, hundreds of roof tiles unexpectedly detached and fell from the Fengyang Drum Tower, located in north-central Anhui Province, China. At the time of t...
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Lagos: One-storey building collapse results in one fatality
- May, 18, 2025
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- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Sunday, May 18, a one-storey building under construction collapsed around 3:30 p.m. local time in the Idi Araba area of Mushin, Lagos State. The incident resulted in one fatality, while three othe...
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City of Fez, Morocco: 9 fatalities due to the collapse of a 3-story building
- May, 08, 2025
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- Morocco, Fes
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
On Thursday, May 8, a three-story residential building in the Al-Hassani district of Fez, Morocco, collapsed, resulting in 9 fatalities and 7 others severely injured. The injured individuals were tra...
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