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Thai Building Collapse Kills at Least 11
- Feb, 25, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 11 workers died on Tuesday when a large concrete beam collapsed at a hospital construction site in Samut Prakan province in Thailand around 11:30 a.m. local time. Seven of the workers died at...
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10 Dead in South Korean Auditorium Collapse
- Feb, 19, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Gyeongju, South Korea
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Ten people died and over 100 were injured on Monday night when the roof of the auditorium building at the Mauna Ocean Resort in Gyeongju, South Korea collapsed. Nine of the ten fatalities were student...
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4 Dead in Oklahoma and Nebraska Plant Blasts
- Jan, 22, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two people died on Monday morning when an animal feed plant in Omaha, Nebraska collapsed and burst into flames. Seventeen other workers were injured, including four who are in critical condition...
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North Carolina Condo Building Collapses During Storm
- Jan, 16, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
A video went viral over the past few days showing a Raleigh, North Carolina condo under construction collapsing during a windstorm. Toll Brothers, the company constructing the Brier Creek condom...
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Video: Double Crane Collapse in Venezuela
- Jan, 14, 2014
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
The video below shows two cranes collapsing while attempting to move a 60-ton truss beam during the construction of a train station in Caracas, Venezuela. The two crane operators survived the fa...
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