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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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Bridge collapse in Kolkata, India: People trapped
A part of Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed resulting in one fatality and trapping several people. The bridge is located in the Alipore area which is very crowded. Constructed 40 years ago...
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Explosion in Chicago triggered building's roof collapse
- Sep, 03, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, 430 East 130th Street, Chicago, U.S.A.
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
An explosion provoked the roof collapse of Calumet Water Reclamation Plant, located on the south side of Chicago. The incident happened at around 11 a.m. on Thursday 30th of August and 10 workers w...
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Pier collapse at Spain's Vigo concert: 300 people injured
A pier collapsed in the city of Vigo, in northwestern Spain, during a music concert injuring at least 300 people. Eyewitnesses report that the wooden platform gave way during the first song of the...
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