Several lanes at the intersection of Windhorst Road and Parsons Avenue in Brandon remained closed for the indefinite future as county workers tread carefully in determining what caused a section of the roadway to collapse July 19.
“We have to be really careful at that intersection because there are lots of utility lines in the area,” said Hillsborough County spokesman Patrick Murray. "We have a sewer line and a water line there and we have to make sure there are no other utilities, so we have to be careful drilling.”
At the scene, late afternoon July 22, barricades were seen at the intersection, with drilling under way.
Crew workers first believed a 16-inch sewage pipeline beneath the intersection might have caused the collapse of the 6-foot-square section of roadway on July 19, according to a county report.
But the sewer line was dug up and found to be intact. Now the county is testing the intersection for sinkholes — but carefully, as Murray noted.
Additional detours and lane closures are possible as crews dig up the line for inspection and any necessary repairs.
Motorists who must travel through the intersection are warned to expect delays.
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Slide wipes out road
Embankment failure collapses road near Williams Lake
Mar 30, 2020 / 2:14 pm
A mudslide has closed Soda Creek-Macalister Road near Williams Lake.
The slide and embankment failure has taken out a large section of the road, 10 kilometres from the junction of Highway 97, DriveBC reports.
The Ministry of Transportation says geotechnical engineers will assess the scene, and the route is closed in both directions.
No detour is available, and there is no estimate on when the road may reopen.
Mar 31, 2020
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Portion of Makati mall parking building collapses
April 30 2020
(4th UPDATE) Makati City Spokesperson Michael Camiña says there are no reported injuries following the incident at the SMDC Jazz Mall
COLLAPSED. A portion of the parking building of SMDC Jazz Mall in Makati City collapsed on April 30, 2020. Police are investigating the incident. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler
MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – A portion of the parking building of the SMDC Jazz Mall in Makati City collapsed on Thursday morning, April 30.
The Makati City government said via Twitter that it received a report that the parking building of SMDC Jazz Mall Tower D located at the 6th floor collapsed at 10:58 am on Thursday.
DEBRIS. Photo shows the debris from the collapsed portion of the parking building of SMDC Jazz Mall Tower D on April 30, 2020. Photo courtesy of Japs Bonus
"No reported injuries. Investigation is ongoing," said Makati Spokesperson Michael Camiña.
SMDC said in a statement that “the facade wall of the parking level at Jazz Mall sustained damages that caused its outer slab to collapse to the driveway."
"As of this posting no serious casualties were reported. As a safety precaution, residents were directed to stay near Metropolitan Avenue," it said.
Makati police chief Colonel Rogelio Simon said only cars parked in front of the mall building got damaged by the falling debris.
"'Yung pinagbagsakan is the entrance ng mall (The debris fell along the mall entrance)," Simon said.
Residents at SMDC Jazz Residences said they heard what sounded like an explosion but Simon said they found no bomb traces in the area.
"Wala naman kami nakitang traces ng usok, sunog, o ng bomba, even our Explosive and Ordnance Division ng PNP ay wala naman nakita na traces (We didn't see any traces of smoke, sire or a bomb. Even our Explosive and Ordnance Division at PNP didn't see any traces)," the police chief said.
Simon said that they were forming a team that will do a walk through inside Tower D to determine if was still structurally sound.
SMDC Jazz Mall is in the SMDC Jazz Residences complex. Residents of all 4 towers of Jazz Residences were evacuated following the incident.
EVACUATION. Residents are evacuated from the SMDC Jazz Residences after a mall in the condominium complex collapsed on April 30, 2020. Photo by Inoue Jaena/Rappler
Simon said the occupants of Towers A, B, and C were allowed to return to their condominium units
Apr 30, 2020
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BREAKING: Building Collapse In Imo, Dead Bodies Recovered
8:38 pm , Thu, 30 April 20
Many people have been killed in a collapsed building in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday.
The building, which is the tallest at Umaru Musa Yar’adua Drive, collapsed and trapped nothing less than 26 people.
Apr 30, 2020
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Road collapse closes lane in Gorge area
May 8 2020
MENIFEE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – Motorists taking a scenic drive in the Red River Gorge area need to be aware of a traffic hazard.
Part of Kentucky Highway 715 near the Gladie Welcome Center in Menifee County has collapsed and traffic is reduced to one lane.
Traffic barriers are in place.
Kentucky 715 winds through the gorge area from Highway 77 on the north to Combs Parkway at Pine Ridge on the south.
May 9, 2020
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Nine dead, scores feared trapped after Kampala building collapse
May 10 2020
Nine people were on Sunday confirmed dead and two others still fighting for their lives at Mulago hospital where they were rushed after a building under construction collapsed in Kiwempe village, Lukuli-Nanganda, Makindye division in Kampala.
The building located on Soweto Road collapsed Saturday night. Scores of workers are feared trapped in the rubble of the three-storied building. Several construction workers have been staying on-site following a presidential directive which restricted movement of people in a bid to stop further spread of COVID-19.
Police sealed off the site and opened investigations into the tragedy as the search for survivors continue.
The Deputy spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan police, Luke Owoyesigyere said eight bodies and had been recovered from the rubble.
Police also rescued three people but one died moments after arrival at Mulago hospital.
However, authorities say the number of causalities may increase as more people are still trapped in the rubble.
The survivors were identified as Juma Bukenya, 18, and Isaac Keba, 23 both were working as potters at the site.
According to neighbors, the builders have been working on the site during day time and sleep in the same building during the night. It is believed that about 15- 20 workers were on the site by the time of the collapse.
“The building collapsed at around midnight, then people started screaming thinking maybe it is a bomb. So we rushed to the scene and found the whole building had fallen down. There were people screaming from inside.” A resident said.
The building had reportedly been condemned by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Physical Planning Department in March.
Mr Douglas Nsubuga, the Physical Planner at Makindye Division said that despite a directive for construction works to be halted pending a review of documentation regarding the building, the developer identified as Abraham Kalanzi took advantage of the COVID-19 lockdown to accelerate works on the site.
May 11, 2020
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Rescuers checking collapsed building in Polish mining region
May 15 2020 6:43pm EDT
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities in Poland's southern coal mining region say rescuers helped by sniffer dogs and drones are looking for any people who might have been inside a disused building parts of which collapsed Friday
A wall and some floors of the multi-storey building belonging to a mining-related company in Myslowice collapsed around 4 p.m. local time (1400GMT), city authorities said. It was unclear what had caused the collapse.
A spokeswoman for Myslowice Town Hall, Natalia Wypior, said no traces of people have been found in the rubble, but the search will continue as the building, which she said was disused, will be gradually taken to pieces.
May 16, 2020
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UPDATE: All east bound lanes of U.S. 460 closed near Narrows, Va
May 24 2020
A mudslide closed a portion of U.S. 460 in the Rich Creek – Narrows area of Giles County, Va. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, one westbound lane is closed and one eastbound lane is closed on U.S. 460 between Route 643 and Route 61. The mudslide happened about five miles east of the West Virginia state line.
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NCDOT sets up detour after culvert failure causes partial lane collapse along US 64/74A
May 20 2020
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (FOX Carolina) -- NCDOT has set up a barricade on U.S. 64/74A around 7 miles away from Lake Lure after a culvert has failed and cause part of the lane to collapse.
Officials say the road is impassible.
The westbound detour uses Rainbow Rapids Road, Freeman Town Road and Bills Creek.
The eastbound detour goes the opposite.
May 24, 2020
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Road Failure Hampers Blue Ridge Parkway Travel
May 22nd, 2020 5:05pm
Heavy rains during the past week have led to the collapse of a section of the Blue Ridge Parkway, forcing the closure of the scenic byway from Milepost 112.4 to Milepost 135.9 in Virginia.
Within the closure area, a full road closure to all uses (including motor traffic, bicycles, and pedestrians) is in place from Milepost 121.4 at U.S. Route 220 to Milepost 135.9 at Adney Gap.
The largest hazard is a full road failure roughly 150 feet in length at Milepost 128. In addition, Parkway staff also discovered to two smaller slope failures that resulted in debris on the motor road at both Milepost 119 and 124. Concern remains for the stability of the hill and trees above the road in that area.
The National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration will assess the issues and determine what repairs are needed. Geotechnical and roadway design experts will assess the roadway failures and make recommendations for repairs and restoration of access. The schedule for these repairs is currently unknown.
Specific information regarding daily closures, related to this project or for any other reason, is available on the Parkway’s Real Time Road Map, found at www.nps.gov/maps/blri/road-closures/ .
May 24, 2020
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Multi-Storey Residential Building Collapses At Night In Kericho Town (Photos)
June 10, 2020 | 12:23 am
It is a cold traumatizing Tuesday night for Kericho residents after a multi-storey in the County’s town area collapsed a few minutes past 7:30 pm.
The storied building, identified as Tebsview court, that has collapsed, 9th June 2020, is believed to have trapped more than 100 people. The Kenya Red Cross is already on ground undertaking rescue mission with police officers already deployed in the area to ensure security.
“Tebsview Building, owned by Kericho contractor Charles Chaglano collapsed slightly after 7:30 pm,” said Kericho Red Cross official Sofia Tuwei.
Search and rescue efforts are underway in Kericho town where a residential building has just collapsed.
Residents have blamed the building’s poor foundation and workmanship on the deadly collapse saying the storied residential building is built on a sinking pit.
Neighbors who gathered around the collapsed building reported that they had heard voices of people calling out for help from the rubbles.
Tebs View Court has 6 two-bedroomed houses according to neighbors and the residents had begun to notice signs of a likely collapse and had even reported to the owner.
It is reported that the Tebs View Court tenants were demanding to be evacuated by the building’s owner which is why the collapse found them still in the poorly constructed houses
Jun 11, 2020
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Four-Storey Building Collapses In West Bengal, Disturbing Visuals Caught On Camera
Updated on Jun 15, 2020, 14:38 IST
The visuals have gone viral on social media; they show the building leaning to its front and then completely collapsing into a canal. One can hear cries of people who were in and around the area. Two of the building's top floors were detached from the rest during the collapse.
Fortunately, all the residents had vacated before the structure collapsed; they left as soon as they felt the building shaking while the canal was being dredged.
A four-storey residential building collapsed into a canal in Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday. According to officials no casualties were reported, as reported by Times Now.
Jun 15, 2020
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Boy sees mum and two siblings crushed to death as building collapses in Italy
Thurs 25 June 2020
A young boy watched in horror as his mum and two younger siblings were crushed to death when a building collapsed. Fouzia Taofiq, 38, and her children Soulaymane Hannach were killed instantly by falling bricks and mortar in Albizzate, near Milan in Italy, yesterday. Fouzia’s 15-month-old daughter Yaoucut was pulled from the rubble and rushed to hospital, but sadly died shortly after the incident. The family were crushed when a decorative cornice measuring almost 230ft long suddenly fell from the old factory building, pulling a large part of the connecting wall down with it.
Another woman, 42, was also hit though he injuries are not believed to be life threatening. One witness told Reppublica: ‘Across the street was the eldest son of the dead woman. He was in tears, he asked about his mother.‘I took him to the supermarket until his dad, who was at work, arrived.’ Heartbroken dad and partner Noureddin Hannach, who works nearby as a mechanic, arrived at the scene as rescuers were still attempting to recover his family. He reportedly called the disturbing scene a ‘slaughterhouse’.‘I did not sleep… We were married since 2007.’ Mayor Mirko Zorzo, whose office is in the building, narrowly avoided being crushed in the collapse. He said: ‘I am upset, at the moment I do not feel like commenting much. I am talking with emergency services to reconstruct what happened.’ A supermarket and a pizzeria were also in the converted premises.A ‘twin’ building on the same street has been closed as a precautionary measure. Local prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation to determine if any person or organisation is to blame.
Jun 25, 2020
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/wall-collapse-at-construction...
Wall collapse at construction site on East Side
7 16 2020
The wall of the vacant five-story mixed residential and commercial building at 211 East 34th Street partially collapsed around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. A secondary collapse happened hours later.
Video from NewsCopter 7 and from an Eyewitness News camera on the ground showed a large portion of the side of the building had fallen. Debris was seen strewn outside the area which collapsed.
Hours later, officials said a second wall collapsed at the site. There were no injuries in that incident.
There was an ongoing excavation operation at the adjacent property, 209 3rd Avenue, in preparation for a new 35 story building.
The neighboring building, 213 E. 34th St, is being temporarily evacuated as a safety precaution.
34th street was closed between 2nd and 3rd Avenues because of FDNY activity. The Queens Midtown Tunnel exit was also closed.
The Department of Buildings was investigating what caused the collapse.
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Wall collapse in Brooklyn forces evacuation of 3 buildings
Tuesday, July 14, 2020 3:57PM
GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A section of wall collapsed off a Brooklyn home on Tuesday morning, prompting a full evacuation of three buildings.
It happened at a two-story semi-detached home on 17th Street in the Greenwood Heights section around 10 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
Department of Buildings inspectors determined that the exterior side wall had collapsed to the ground below. They also observed further cracking at the roof level.
A violation was issued to the building owner for failure to properly maintain the building.
A Full Vacate Order was also issued, and the owner was ordered to erect a construction fence around the property.
Additionally, two neighboring properties have also been issued vacate orders as the department continues its investigation into the structural stability of the initial building.
The American Red Cross has been called to the scene and is offering immediate relocation assistance to anyone affected.
The investigation is ongoing.
Jul 18, 2020
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Rains cause two deadly building collapses in India's Mumbai city
Heavy monsoon rains have claimed more than 200 lives across South Asia in the past month
At least eight people were killed in building collapses caused by heavy rain in the western Indian city of Mumbai.
Six people died when a six-storey residential building collapsed in south Mumbai, fire and police officials said. Two people were declared dead on Thursday evening, and rescuers pulled four more bodies from the rubble during the night.
Several people had been trapped under the debris and many more stranded in the portion left standing after the collapse, city fire chief P S Rahangdale said.
"The risk of secondary collapse can't be ruled out," he said.
Witness told local television stations that the dilapidated building was home to five or six families who had stayed on despite residents being advised to move out as it was under repair.
Another building collapsed in the western suburb of Malad earlier, killing two, including a child, and injuring several.
Weather officials had on Thursday upgraded an alert for Mumbai and surrounding areas from orange to red following intense rains in previous days.
The annual monsoon rains regularly cause old or poorly built structures in India's financial capital to collapse.
The eight people killed in Mumbai are among at least 221 who died as result of heavy monsoon rains across South Asia over the past month, officials said on Friday.
More than 1 million people have been marooned in Nepal, Bangladesh and India and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes for higher ground.
India's death toll stood at 101, including 16 people killed in floods and mudslides in the north-east. Nepal reported at least 117 deaths over the past month and Bangladesh reported three.
Rains caused the Brahmaputra River, which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh, to burst its banks in India's Assam state in late June, inundating large swathes of the state, triggering mudslides and displacing about 3.6 million people, officials said. Vast tracts are still underwater, with 26 of the state’s 33 districts badly affected.
Authorities rescued about 4,000 people trapped by the surging flood waters in various parts of Assam, said M S Mannivanan, chief of the state Disaster Management Authority. About 36,000 people whose homes were destroyed or submerged have taken shelter in nearly 300 government-run relief camps, he said.
The floods also inundated most of India’s Kaziranga National Park, home to an estimated 2,500 rare one-horned rhinos.
In the eastern state of Bihar, at least nine rivers swollen by heavy downpours in Nepal rose beyond their danger levels and flooded many villages. One of them, the Gandak River, swept away the connecting roads of a newly built multimillion dollar bridge in Gopalganj district, disrupting transportation in the area.
The Meteorological Centre in the state capital, Patna, forecast heavy rain over the next 48 hours.
Nepal’s Home Ministry said 117 people have died in monsoon-related incidents, including landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in the southern plains. At least 47 people were reported missing and 126 have been injured in the past month, it said.
In Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster and Relief said at least three people died and more than one million people were marooned since floods hit the country late last month. Officials said heavy rainfall and the onrush of river waters from upstream India were creating havoc in Bangladesh, a delta nation of 160 million people that is crossed by 230 rivers.
Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said on Thursday that flooding could worsen at the beginning of next week because of growing devastation in the vast region along the Brahmaputra and Teesta rivers. It said the situation would remain unstable over the next two weeks, causing further suffering for affected people.
The monsoon rains that hit the region from June to September are crucial for crops planted during the season but often cause extensive damage.
Updated: July 17, 2020 12:55 PM
Jul 19, 2020
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Shocking moment two pedestrians are swallowed by a sinkhole as pavement suddenly collapses in China
July 28 2020
This is the terrifying moment a giant sinkhole suddenly opened up on a Chinese street, swallowing two pedestrians.
Shocking footage shows the two female residents walking on the footpath next to a main road before tumbling into the deep pit as the pavement ripped in half in Chongqing.
Both women survived the accident with minor injuries after being rescued by firefighters, according to reports.
Officials believed that the collapse was caused by a landslide due to recent heavy rain in the region, reported Chinese media. A further investigation is said to be underway.
Traffic police said that they had sealed off the road after the incident occurred yesterday evening in Chongqing’s Wulong district.
Surveillance footage captures the shocking moment two female pedestrians were dropped into a giant sinkhole after the sidewalk suddenly collapsed.
Local firefighters are seen in the video searching for the residents in the debris after being called to the scene.
An onlooker can be heard saying: ‘You can’t even see them.’
Jul 29, 2020
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8 people killed in building collapse in Egypt’s Delta city
August 7 2020
At least eight persons were killed after a five-storey building collapsed in the Egyptian Delta city of Mahala, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on Friday.
According to preliminary investigations, the building collapsed and other neighboring three houses cracked due to the digging work with heavy machines for installing sanitation pipes by a private company.
The front walls of the nearby houses were also damaged, the report added, noting that the security and health teams are still searching for more victims under the debris.
Three workers including the sub-contractor have been arrested on accusations of negligence and killing. Four other houses in the area were evacuated of inhabitants amid concern of probable collapse.
The Ministry of Solidarity orders a formation of a compensation committee and transferring the endangered families to a governmental youth dormitory.
Aug 9, 2020
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Baton Rouge firefighters respond to North Street club following building's collapse
August 9 2020
A building housing a night club on North Street partially collapsed late Sunday afternoon and lead to the building's tear down, Baton Rouge Fire officials said.
Firefighters responded around 5 p.m. to Herson's Private Club in the 3400 block of North Street after part of the building's front and side collapsed.
No one was in the building at the time, and the club has been closed the past several weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman Mark Miles.
Investigators aren't sure why the building collapsed.
Officials had to tear the building down because of safety concerns, Miles said.
Aug 10, 2020
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Building collapses in Cairo's Qasr el Nile neighborhood
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 - 11:37 GMT
CAIRO - 15 August 2020: A building collapsed Saturday in Cairo's downtown neighborhood of Qasr el Nile. Civil protection units were able to rescue 14 people.
The civil protection units rushed to the scene and cordoned off the environs of the building. Also, traffic diversions took place following the accident.
The sources emphasized that an inventory of the population is underway, in addition to counting the losses in conjunction with the continuing rescue operations.
Aug 15, 2020
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Road collapse as storms lead to travel disruption and flooding of properties
Recovery and repair work is still under way after landslides caused by flash floods flooded six properties and brought chaos to the region.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called out to various incidents in Knighton, Presteigne, Llandrindod Wells and Rhayader after the weather turned sour.
A hand pump was also used to remove water from nearby businesses while a Dyfed Powys Police van wheel got stuck in a sink hole on a Radnorshire road
The van’s wheel sank into the hole, where a culvert collapsed, washing the road surface away, on the B4355 at Lloyney, near Knighton, at about 1.30am on Thursday.
A spokesman said: “The vehicle became trapped and was recovered shortly after 4am with only minor damage. The van was not on its way to an incident at the time, so no response times were affected.”
The road was closed and Powys County Council’s Highways Department said the closure would remain in place until September 1.
The storms also caused extensive damage to the Heart of Wales railway line. Passengers are encouraged to check before they travel while Network Rail engineers carry out repairs.
Replacement bus services remain in place between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service was called out to various incidents in Knighton, Presteigne, Llandrindod Wells and Rhayader last Wednesday.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s Head of Operational Response for Powys, Craig Thomas said it was a busy night for firefighters, particularly in the Knighton and Rhayader areas.
He said: “We were called to a number of incidents throughout the evening and were quite busy in Rhayader and Knighton.
“There was a landslide caused by flash floods which led to six properties being flooded in Knighton, so we were on hand to pump water away and give assistance to business and home owners affected.
“There were also a number of incidents in Llandrindod Wells so it was a busy night.”
Meanwhile, passengers using the Heart of Wales line are encouraged to check before they travel as the railway between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells has been closed owing to extensive damage caused by extreme rainfall in mid-Wales on August 12 and 13.
Near Knighton, the railway has been damaged at various sites including across a 350m stretch where ballast has been washed away and significant debris has been washed onto the track meaning it is completely buried in some areas.
Network Rail engineers are working around the clock to inspect and repair the damage and will confirm how long the closure will last as soon as possible.
The closure means buses will replace trains between Shrewsbury and Llandrindod Wells with passengers advised to check before they travel at National Rail Enquiries or with Transport for Wales.
Bill Kelly, Network Rail’s Wales route director, said: “We are sorry for the disruption this has caused to passengers who use the Heart of Wales line.
“We saw extreme rainfall for a prolonged period on Thursday which has caused significant damage to sections of the railway and left debris across hundreds of metres of track.
“We are already working around the clock to repair the damage as quickly as possible and we will keep everyone updated with our progress.”
James Price, Transport for Wales CEO said: “We would like to apologise to our customers for any disruption that has been caused, we’ll be working with our partners in Network Rail to resume services as quickly as possible.
“There will be rail replacement buses available and please could all our customers check online before they travel for updated information.”
Aug 19, 2020
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Post office collapses in Missouri town of Jamesport
JAMESPORT, MO (KCTV) — Emergency crews say no one was hurt Wednesday morning when the United States Post Office building in the small north-central Missouri town of Jamesport collapsed.
Officials with the Daviess County Emergency Management Agency said that the building collapse happened around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and that no one was inside the structure at the time.
The collapse has closed traffic in the blocks around the building.
DCEMA, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office and Jamesport Fire and Rescue were involved with the response.
Emergency officials in Daviess County saw the cause of the collapse is still under investigation.
Aug 21, 2020
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Building at Lemp Brewery collapses, hundreds of bicycles underneath rubble
building at the Lemp Brewery complex partially collapsed Sunday morning, potentially destroying hundreds of bicycles stored there.
No one was injured in the collapse of the six-story brick building, which happened around 9 a.m., at Cherokee and 18th streets. St. Louis BWorks, whose charter program is St. Louis Bicycle Works, was using part of the building to store at least 700 bicycles, said Patrick Van Der Tuin, the nonprofit’s executive director.
The group teaches children about bicycle safety and maintenance; giving them a free bicycle at the end of the program. The bicycles under the rubble were collected in spring and summer to keep them working through the winter.
“Our bikes are underneath likely tons of bricks,” Van Der Tuin said at the scene of the collapse. “It’s just devastating to look at.”
He said he previously reported sections of loose bricks that had popped out from the wall to the complex’s owner, Shashi Palamand. Caution tape had been put up just last week, said Dan Guenther, alderman for the 9th Ward.
Police and first responders searched the scene with K-9s and did not find anyone inside the building. Utility workers responded to turn off water, gas and electrical connections. Nearby business Mac’s Local Eats closed for the day.
Palamand, who owns the complex under Historic Lemp Brewery LLC, said Sunday that he believed storms in April and again in July contributed to the collapse, and he had called in an engineer and a masonry company in the last few weeks to look at it. They said the damage appeared to be cosmetic and the building was structurally sound, he said. He had spent $1 million about 10 years ago to replace the roof of that building and strengthen its walls.
He said that a controlled demolition of the building would start Monday morning, and he hoped most of the bicycles would be fine. “Two-thirds of the building is not really affected as well,” he said. “I’m very confident that bikes can be saved.”
Van Der Tuin said at least one-third of the bikes were gone from what he can see on the outside, and said he thought it was a “huge maybe” that others were undamaged.
The Lemp Brewery complex is a campus of 29 buildings between Cherokee Street, South Broadway and Lemp Avenue, owned by the Historic Lemp Brewery LLC. The building that collapsed is building No. 20.
“It’s just fortunate no cars were driving by or no people walking by or anyone in the building. I don’t think anyone would have imagined a whole wall would come down,” Guenther said.
Van Der Tuin said BWorks had a work truck stolen about two weeks ago. “We keep getting kicked in the head,” he said. The bicycles in the building would have been used for the Earn-a-Bike program and for holiday bike giveaways. The program has about 300 other bicycles at its shop in the Soulard neighborhood, at 2414 Menard Street.
Employees had worked in the building as recently as Thursday, Van Der Tuin said. The space was ideal because they and volunteers could social distance and continue to work. He said that business had continued at the shop in Soulard but was curbside pickup only, and that while they stayed busy during the pandemic, accessory sales that would normally happen inside were down.
“If you manage a nonprofit, you know you have limited resources,” said employee and mechanic Chris Koehler. “We just lost all the limited resources that we have.”
Buildings in the complex were damaged in an April storm. In 2015, a fire damaged a building there; fire officials said it looked like people had been squatting in the building.
Adam Lemp founded the Western Brewery in 1840. His son renamed it for himself, and William J. Lemp Brewing Co. was one of the largest national breweries, rivaling Anheuser-Busch at the turn of the 20th century. The two brewery complexes are just blocks away from each other, both built to take advantage of natural cave complexes in the area.
Prohibition decimated Lemp’s business, and the brewery buildings were sold in 1922. The International Shoe Co. used the complex until 1992, according to the website for the group that now owns it. Manufacturing at the site ended in the 1980s, the site says. Parts of several buildings in the complex are rented out for artists’ studios, offices and other purposes.
The Lemp Mansion, a block away, and the brewery complex are rumored to .... Several commercial haunted houses have used various brewery buildings during Halloween season.
In 2019, Blue Arrow Holdings LLC received a license to use a building to gro....
St. Louis BWorks also has a program where students work to earn a desktop computer system and a cultural literacy program where students write and illustrate their own books.
Aug 24, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/collapsing-buildings-and-r...
Dozens feared trapped in building collapse in India's Maharashtra state
August 24, 2020
New Delhi (CNN)Up to 60 people are believed to be trapped and some 18 injured following a building collapse in India's western Maharashtra state.
Aug 25, 2020
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https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/business-building-collapses-in-no...
St. Louis, MO
Updated: Aug 28, 2020 / 11:43 AM CDT
ST. LOUIS – For a third time in less than a week, a building collapsed in St. Louis. This time, there were people inside. Fortunately, No one was hurt.
According to the St. Louis Fire Department, the second floor of Dorothy’s TV, Appliance & Furniture, at MLK Drive and Hamilton, fell onto the sidewalk about 10:15 a.m. Friday.
“We were in there just moving some stuff around and we heard this big boom. The next thing you know, we looked up front and everything was just falling,” said employee Leland Vasser. “(It) scared me pretty good. I’m just glad we had that second floor there to keep this stuff from falling down on us.”
Vasser and three others inside the store were frozen in place; there was nowhere to hide. Thankfully, all the tumbling brick and mortar from the second floor did not fall through the ceiling over their heads and no one was hit on the sidewalk. It remained buried by debris Friday evening. Orange cones and police tape surrounded the site as more bricks appeared ready to fall.
A search dog was used to conduct a search of the building. All of the people in the building were accounted for and no injuries were reported.
Part of a building in the historic Lemp Brewery complex fell over the weekend. A former church on Cook Avenue fell Wednesday. There were no injuries. No was inside either building.
The building on MLK Drive is believed to be about 80 years old.
A resident said a few bricks had already begun to fall earlier this week.
Records show the city’s Building Division opened an investigation there two days before the collapse, inspecting for exterior code violations. Frank Oswald of the city’s Building Division confirmed the building was condemned after the inspection.
The business continued to operate.
More buildings in St. Louis have either started falling or appear ready to fall, with bricks leaning and bowing.
The city has been aggressive in tearing down derelict buildings, going from just 32 demolitions in 2017 to 660 last year, but can’t keep up.
“It is amazing that no one was injured,” said Captain Garon Mosby.
It is such a concern that authorities are taking those watchwords for crime or terrorism—”if you see something, saying something”—and applying them to dangerous buildings.
Wet weather is a huge factor, according to experts.
The last time St. Louis had below average rainfall for a year was 2017.
According to the National Weather Service, St. Louis has had nearly 40 inches of precipitation in 2020, more than a foot above normal after being 13 inches above normal in 2019.
With all of that moisture and a lack of maintenance, old brick buildings can essentially get soft as wet bricks and mortar expand and contract through repeated hot and cool cycles.
Aug 29, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://romesentinel.com/stories/13-die-in-china-building-collapse,...
13 die in China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Thirteen people were killed in China after a two-story restaurant collapsed during a gathering this morning, state media said.
State broadcaster CCTV said in a social media post that 30 other people were brought out from the rubble, including four with serious injuries. The restaurant was in Shanxi province’s Xiangfen county, 400 miles southwest of Beijing.
The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear.
Hundreds of rescue workers, wearing hardhats and face masks, searched for trapped people in a daylong operation.
Video posted by CCTV showed them hefting heavy pieces of concrete. At least once, the remaining frame of the building shook but didn’t fall.
Aug 29, 2020
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https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/suffolk/crews-on-scene-of-indu...
Fatal accident at Amazon job site in Suffolk leaves two dead
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An industrial accident at the Amazon Fulfillment Center job site in Suffolk left two dead on Saturday afternoon.
The call came in around 2:10 p.m. for the incident in the 2000 block of North Gate Commerce Parkway in Suffolk near I-664. Officials confirmed that it was a commercial structural collapse at the site of where the Amazon Center is being built.
According to a press release, two people were confirmed dead and there was concern that some workers were not accounted for.
Fire and rescue crews from Suffolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach searched for additional missing persons with assistance from a FEMA K-9 Dog. Concluding the search, officials said that all workers from the job site were accounted for and no additional injuries were reported.
The accident is under investigation by the Suffolk Police and OSHA. No further information is available.
Aug 30, 2020
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https://norwalkreflector.com/news/274983/building-collapses-in-plym...
Building collapses in Plymouth
August 30 2020
PLYMOUTH — It was only a matter of time.
The a portion of the former hotel building at 26 Trux St. in downtown Plymouth collapsed on July 30, prompting the village to close the sidewalk in front and on Ohio 603. The first floor had begun to collapse even before then.
Well, most of the building is now rubble after giving way, as the front portion of the building also collapsed Saturday afternoon.
Negotiations have been ongoing between the building's owner, Donnie Spillman, and the Richland County Land Bank, which plans to demolish the nearly 150-year-old structure on his behalf, according to a story in the Mansfield News Journal.
Aug 30, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.bicycling.com/news/a33836203/building-collapses-on-dona...
A Building Collapses on 700 Bikes Donated for St. Louis Bicycle Works
THE BEST WAY TO HELP RIGHT NOW IS TO DONATE ON THE ST. LOUIS BICYCLE WORKS WEBSITE OR VIA PAYPAL.
Aug 31, 2020
A building in the historic Lemp Brewery complex in St. Louis, Missouri, partially collapsed on August 23, burying an estimated 700 bikes donated to St. Louis Bicycle Works. It’s a hard blow for the local nonprofit program, especially as people are relying on bicycles for transportation—or as a safe form of exercise and recreation during the coronavirus pandemic—now more than ever.
No one was inside the building when the collapse occurred. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the nonprofit’s executive director Patrick Van Der Tuin said he had recently reported loose bricks falling from the building and that caution tape was put up around the building last week. The building’s owner, Shashi Palamand, said that an engineer and masonry company had reportedly declared the building to be structurally sound within the past few weeks.
“During the pandemic, we’ve been storing even more bikes than usual at the Lemp facility, as well as working out of there for better social distancing. We are so grateful that no one was in the space when it collapsed,” BWorks said in its Facebook post.
St. Louis Bicycle Works is one of the charter programs of St. Louis BWorks—or BWorks for short. The organization was established in 1988, and runs an Earn-a-Bike program, where local kids—around 350 participate each year—learn about bicycle safety and maintenance and receive a bike upon finishing the program.
The building had served as the nonprofit’s main storage area for most of its donated bikes. According to the program’s Facebook post, around 350 of those bikes were already set aside for kids graduating from this year’s Earn-a-Bike program.
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“Another 200 adult bikes were destined for other local and international nonprofits to be used for transportation, and still another 100 adult bikes were to be refurbished and sold to help fund our nonprofit and keep our youth programs free to families in our community,” read the Facebook post.
The rest of the building will be demolished, and there’s no word yet on how many bikes can be salvaged.
The building collapse is the latest misfortune for BWorks; just two weeks prior, the nonprofit’s Ford F-250 truck, which was used to transport bikes, was stolen.
Those who are interested in donating a bike can drop it off at BWork’s main location at 2414 Menard Street in St. Louis. You can also donate to St. Louis Bicycle Works by sending a check to their office (more information here) or through PayPal.
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29 Dead in Building Collapse as Birthday Celebration Goes Awry
August 30 2020
Linfen residents had built the banquet hall out of cheaper, more lightweight construction materials, though the cause of the incident is still being investigated.
A restaurant in northern China’s Shanxi province collapsed Saturday morning, killing 29 people and injuring 28 more, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
The incident occurred in the prefecture-level city of Linfen during a gathering organized by a local resident to celebrate his 80th birthday. He had stepped outside for a few moments when he saw the roof of the first-story banquet hall cave in. He survived the collapse, but his wife who remained inside the structure was killed.
At least three children are among the deceased, according to reporters with Sixth Tone’s sister publication The Paper who were at the scene.
The collapsed banquet hall was built in a courtyard between two other buildings by Linfen locals a few years ago. The roof was made with relatively cheap and lightweight — and generally more fragile, compared with reinforced concrete — building materials called prefabricated structural panels. Such panels were once commonly used for construction projects in rural areas.
However, the cause of the collapse is unclear for now. Shanxi’s provincial government has assembled a “major accident investigation team” to look into the incident.
Sep 1, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/4-storey-redeveloped-tha...
4-storey redeveloped Palghar building collapses, lucky escape for residents
The building had been declared unfit for occupancy by the authorities, yet some families continued to live there.
Updated: Sep 02, 2020 12:44 IST
Just nine days after a five-storey building in Raigad district of Maharashtra collapsed, killing 16 people and injuring nine others, a 25-year-old four-storey re-developed building named Safalya in Palghar’s Majithia Park collapsed around 0115 hrs on Wednesday. However, five families consisting of 22 members escaped unhurt.
The Nalasopara building was redeveloped in 2009, but in 2018 major cracks had developed in a few parts of the structure, following which the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) had declared the building dangerous and unfit for residents and issued evacuation notices to 20 odd flat owners. Around 15 families moved out, but five families consisting of 22 people, including men, women, children and senior citizens, decided to stay back in the building.
An unidentified resident said they stayed back since they could not afford steep rents in other buildings and we were fighting a court case against Abhay Naik, the builder, for shoddy construction using bad quality cement and materials. He alleged that Naik had also made some illegal structures without an approval from the VVMC.
A few of the residents had held a meeting in the building premises on the evening of Anant Chaturdashi (Tuesday) when they noticed a huge pile of soil near the main gate following which, the residents decided to lodge a complaint with the Vasai civic body on Wednesday.
At around 2315 hrs, while the residents were preparing to go to bed, they heard sounds of falling rubble. Upon inspection of the building they found out that a portion of the structure had fallen down and deeper cracks had emerged in the building.
Panicked residents evacuated the flats and gathered inside the building compound when at around 0100 hrs, the entire building collapsed like a pack of cards, moments after a couple identified as Dayanand Deorukhkar and Seema came down from their fourth floor flat in a miraculous escape.
The Vasai civic fire brigade services were at the spot to clear the debris and the disaster response team could be called for further help. The Nalla Sopara police were taking statements from the residents and the process of registering an FIR was on.
Sep 2, 2020
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https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/mumbai-building-collapse-don...
Part of building collapses in Mumbai; woman feared trapped
The back portion of an eight-storey residential building collapsed in Dongri area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning and a woman was feared trapped under a staircase there, a civic official said.
September 02, 2020 11:03 IST
The back portion of an eight-storey residential building collapsed in Dongri area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning and a woman was feared trapped under a staircase there, a civic official said. Fire brigade, police and ambulances rushed to the spot and search and rescue operations were underway, he said.
The incident took place on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Road in Dongri area around 7.30 am when the entire back portion between the third and seventh floors of the old building collapsed, the official said
A woman was feared trapped under a staircase of the building and efforts were on to rescue her, the official said
Sep 2, 2020
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https://www.thedailystar.net/country/news/road-collapses-within-yea...
Road collapses within a year in Kurigram
The road stretching from Narikelbari-Satibari to Khamar Government Primary School in Ulipur municipality of Kurigram district has collapsed at several places. Besides, the guide wall of the road has collapsed, causing immense sufferings to commuters.
All these things happened within a year of the construction of the road.
Local people have blamed use of substandard materials in the construction work of the road.
Due to collapse of the road at various places, the width of the road has shrunk to six to four feet from its original width of 10 feet.
According to the municipality sources, in November 2018, the construction work of the road was started at a cost of Tk 96 lakh under the JICA project and it was completed in June 2019. Guide walls were constructed at two places to protect the road from being damaged by Buri Teesta river water.
Mahbubul Alam, assistant engineer of the municipality, said contractor Shah Alam, owner of Messrs' Sunflower Firm, got the work order but sub-contractor Shahinur Alamgir, owner of Anwesha Traders, did the road construction work.
Mahbubul told The Daily Star that the road was damaged in a short time due to heavy rains and waters from the river. The contractor is yet to submit the final bill. The contractor has already been given a show-cause notice and he has been asked to renovate the road.
Asked about the poor quality work of the road, the engineer said substandard materials were not used in the construction work.
The road is at high risk of collapse as it is on the bank of the Buri Teesta river, he said.
Contacted, Shahinur Alamgir, sub-contractor, said the road and guide wall were damaged by the Buri Teesta river water.
If the municipality authorities ask him to renovate the road, he will do it, said Shahinur.
Kamruzzaman Miah, a resident of Narikelbari area, said local people protested when substandard materials were being used in the road construction work. But the municipality authorities did not listen to the protesters then as the contractor is a local Awami League leader.
The road is still collapsing at different places, he said, adding that vehicles and pedestrians cannot move smoothly on the road now due to its bad condition.
The condition of the road usually turns very bad during monsoon, said Kamruzzaman, adding that due to this, the commuters have to suffer a lot.
Abdul Khaleq, a resident of Satibari area in the municipality, said due to use of low quality construction materials, the road collapsed at different places. The road got badly damaged within a year of its construction.
The road may fully collapse any time due to heavy rains if it is not renovated immediately, he said.
Sep 2, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.ibtimes.com/least-15-dead-25-feared-trapped-india-build...
At Least 15 Dead, 25 Feared Trapped In India Building Collapse
Sept 21 2020
At least 15 people were killed and up to 25 others were still feared trapped Monday after a three-storey apartment block collapsed in western India, officials said.
Local residents cheered as emergency workers from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) pulled 20 survivors -- including two boys aged four and seven -- from the rubble of the building in Bhiwandi, near Mumbai.
An NDRF spokesman told reporters that emergency workers had retrieved 15 bodies from the rubble.
NDRF director general Satya Narayan Pradhan tweeted that specialist teams and sniffer dogs were trying to rescue another "20-25 feared trapped".
An official at the Thane city authority, which oversees Bhiwandi, told AFP that more than 40 emergency workers were helping search for survivors.
Images broadcast on the NDRF's official Twitter feed showed emergency workers combing through concrete and brick rubble with electrical wires hanging over their heads.
The cause of the pre-dawn accident was not immediately clear, but building collapses are common during India's June-September monsoon season, with old and rickety structures buckling after days of non-stop rain.
Sep 21, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.zee5.com/zeekannada/vadodara-building-collapse-at-least...
Vadodara Building Collapse: At least 3 Dead After Under-Construction Building in Gujarat’s Bawamanpura Area Collapses, Here’s What We Know So far
In yet another tragic incident, three people died after an under-construction building collapsed in Bawamanpura in Vadodara on late Monday night. Several vehicles parked on the facing main road were crushed as the building collapsed the chunks of debris fell on the cars.
Gujarat, September 29: In yet another tragic incident, three people died after an under-construction building collapsed in Bawamanpura in Vadodara on late Monday night. Several vehicles parked on the facing main road were crushed as the building collapsed the chunks of debris fell on the cars.
The incident took place just a few weeks after the Bhiwandi building collapse incident in which 41 people died.
3 Children Dead in Vadodara Building Collapse
Here’s what we know so far of the Vadodara Building Collapse:
The rescue operation is underway. According to locals, the building was originally at least three decades old and was undergoing a renovation. A team of 30 fire officers is at the spot to rescue those trapped under the debris. The rescued people have been rushed to the hospital. Some people were reportedly trapped in the debris. More details on this are expected soon.
The Bhiwandi Building collapse was reported to the third-worst building collapse in the past seven years in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The building in the powerloom town – which is around 10 km from Thane – had 40 flats and around 150 persons lived there. Many people were trapped under the debris and the NDRF over three days pulled out the bodies and managed to rescue many as well. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condoled the loss of lives in the incident.
Sep 30, 2020
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https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/j4u1dq/unsafe...
Oct 4, 2020
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https://www.independent.ng/another-building-collapse-many-saved-in-...
Another Building Collapse: Many Saved In Jos
No fewer than 32 persons have reportedly escaped death Friday when a storey building caved in Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria.
The building which crumbled after a downpour on Friday is said to be housing about eight households.
A resident, Adamu Mubiro, said the occupants were lucky as the building came down minutes after they were evacuated.
“When the rain started, we heard some sound from the building with four flats and some people came to warn the occupants to vacate the place.
“Less than ten minutes after they moved out of the building, it collapsed around 9am.”
The General Manager of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board, Kefas Yirlwang, who also confirmed the building collapse, however, said that no life was lost.
Yirlwang said, “It was an old building that collapsed during heavy rain. Immediately, we heard of the incident, our men were immediately deployed in the area and fortunately, there was no loss of life as the occupants were safely taken away. ”
The General Manager warned residents to steer clear of dilapidated structures to avoid any untoward incident, especially during the rains
Oct 4, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/8-killed-in-Nigeria-buildi...
8 killed in Nigeria building collapse
Published: 04:48 PM, 12 October 2020
At least eight people died and 10 people were injured when a building collapsed in Nigeria’s densely populated economic hub Lagos, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said in a report.
The incident happened at a building under construction in Ikoyi, a wealthy area of Lagos on Sunday evening local time.
20 people have been rescued in an overnight operation. They are currently being treated at a local hospital.
The fire service authorities claimed that the victims were all workers working in the building. Many are still trapped under the rubble. The cause of the accident is not yet known. However, it is initially thought that the builders did not follow the construction policy. This unfortunate accident is due to corruption.
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2 killed, 5 hurt in building collapse in Hyderabad
Two people were dead and five others injured after a building collapsed at Hussainalam in Old City due to heavy rains on Sunday noon. Of the five injured, the condition of two is said to be critical. The GHMC disaster response force rushed to the spot along with the fire officials and pulled out the trapped persons in the debris of the building collapse and shifted to a private hospital in Moghalpura for treatment. Two people succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.
According to the Charminar ACP B Anjaiah, it was a two-storied old building where a family was staying on the first floor and there were shops on the ground floor. After shifting the injured to the hospital, the GHMC workers took up the demolition works of the building. Heavy rains battered the city since Sunday morning throwing the normal life out of gear. Areas like Kukatpally, Kondapur, Madhapur, Gachibowli, Rayadurgam, Jeedimetla, Quthbullapur, Kompally and Dundigal witnessed heavy rainfall.
Oct 13, 2020
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https://english.lokmat.com/international/1-dead-after-building-coll...
Oct 14, 2020
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https://www.latestly.com/world/ghana-church-collapse-at-least-22-ki...
Ghana Church Collapse: At Least 22 Killed, Several Injured After 6-Storey Place of Worship Crumbles
Abuja, October 24: At least 22 people were killed and several injured after a six-storeyed church building collaps
ed in eastern Ghana on Friday, reported a local official.
Rescue teams were able to rescue eight people but 22 bodies w
ere pulled from the rubble in the Asene-Manso district, said ..
Agyemang Prempeh, a coordinator with the National Disaster Management organization
Fearing the number of casualties may rise, he said
search and rescue efforts are still ongoing while four more ..
bodies were pulled from the debris after 18 people were repo
ted Anadolu News Agency. More than 60 people were present at the time of the incident.
Oct 24, 2020
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/oct/27/two-bui...
Two buildings collapse in Chennai, no casualties reported
Last Updated: 27th October 2020 04:44 AM
An old three-storey building opposite to New College collapsed in Royapettah in Chennai. The police claimed there were no casualties since it was an abandoned building
CHENNAI: An old three-storey building opposite to New College collapsed in Royapettah in Chennai. The police claimed there were no casualties since it was an abandoned building.
“We have contacted the owner of the building for enquiry,” said a police officer.
The collapse resulted in huge dispersal of dust and sand, said the residents.
Fire and rescue personnel from Marina were rushed to the spot to clear the debris on the road.
Meanwhile, another building’s front portion also collapsed at the Egmore High Road in the city. No casualties were reported.
Oct 27, 2020
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https://shensentinel.com/news/building-collapses-in-mahanoy-s-8th-c...
Building collapses in Mahanoy; S. 8th closed
October 29, 2020
MAHANOY CITY – A long-abandoned and neglected building in this borough suffered another collapse today, this time sending debris into the street, and threatening to collapse further.
Emergency crews were called to 804 East Centre Street around 5:00pm Thursday for the collapse.
Crews arrived to find that a former corner store at 800-802 East Centre, the corner of 8th and Centre, had suffered another roof collapse. Much of the roof had already collapsed a few years ago.
This time, debris was in the roadway and the 8th Street-facing wall was bowing outwards.
Code Enforcement Officer Bill Killian said the owner had been cited previously for the building’s condition, and the owner had not responded to any of the citations.
According to the Schuylkill County Parcel Locator, the owner is John Davidovich, with a listed address of a PO Box in Mahanoy City.
The building was previously on a demolition list the borough, and the bids were received for the project, and three others, in July.
The project, as well as projects to demolish 728 East Market and 425 West Spruce, was tabled as a result of funding concerns.
Killian said that the next step would be for the borough to seek emergency demolition of the building.
In the meantime, the unit block of South 8th Street will be closed.
Oct 30, 2020
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https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2094996310967/homes-evacuated-as-che...
Chelsea town houses collapse forces evacuations
Two four-storey town houses worth millions of pounds have collapsed in west London. A 25m (82ft) cordon was put in place and about 40 people had to leave nearby properties in Durham Place, Chelsea, while drone teams and police dogs searched the rubble. Emergency crews were called at 23:35 GMT...
Nov 5, 2020
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Nov 10, 2020
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Nov 11, 2020
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Floors collapse in former Hamilton Hotel in downtown Hagerstown | L...
Floors collapse in former Hamilton Hotel in downtown Hagerstown
Nov 25 2020
Maryland
At least part of the first block of North Jonathan Street in downtown Hagerstown is expected to remain closed, possibly into next week, after a partial building collapse late Wednesday, Hagerstown Fire Marshal Doug DeHaven said.
No injuries had been reported as of 8 p.m. Wednesday and to fire officials' knowledge, there were no tenants or construction workers still in the building, DeHaven said.
First responders were bringing pets out and Hagerstown code enforcement officers and structural engineers were on the scene Wednesday night to inspect the interior of the northwest corner of The Aria at Hamilton Plaza, at the corner of Jonathan and West Washington streets, DeHaven said. The building is across Jonathan Street from the Washington County Administrative Complex.
The building's owner is taking care of immediate shelter needs for the 17 displaced occupants, DeHaven said.
The Humane Society of Washington County was assisting with the various animals, including dogs, cats and ferrets, that were being brought out of the building, DeHaven said.
A condemned notice was being posted on the building, he said.
Emergency crews had searched the area of the collapsed interior floors at least three times and not found anyone, Hagerstown Fire Chief Steve Lohr said earlier.
Ash Azadi, managing partner of a group that is renovating the former hotel, was on the scene. He said he believed everyone got out of the building.
DeHaven said he didn't know how many tenants were living in the building, but they would not be able to return for some time. In addition to the partial collapse inside, utilities were turned off, he said.
DeHaven said the third floor of the back corner of the U-shaped building had collapsed onto the second floor and the second into the first. The fourth floor appeared to be dangling, he said. In the early evening DeHaven said he didn't believe there were any issues with the roof, but he hadn't made it up that far.
The interior collapse affected areas near units 401, 301, 201 and what had been a Rexall drug store in the first floor, the fire chief said. One of the things the building inspector will examine is the risk of exterior walls being pushed out, he said.
Lohr said 51 first responders from the Hagerstown Fire Department, Washington County Special Operations, the Funkstown Volunteer Fire Co. and Community Rescue Service responded.
Debris from the collapsed floors was visible through windows on the North Jonathan Street side of the building. The building had been under renovation.
Construction workers were on site and were all accounted for after the collapse, DeHaven said. But he didn't know yet what type of work they were doing when the collapse occurred nor did he yet know the cause of the collapse.
The incident was reported to Washington County 911 at 4:49 p.m., a supervisor said.
Resident Linda Sowell said she was in her third-floor apartment when she heard a loud crash. Sowell said she got her robe and sneakers on and went out her apartment door to find part of the ceiling had collapsed down the hall.
She said the third and fourth floors of the four-story building have been renovated, but the second floor was still being fixed up. Those three floors are residences.
The first floor is commercial space, including The Yarn Shop.
Sowell said tenant information was being collected so the American Red Cross could provide assistance.
She did not immediately know where she was going to spend the night.
"I just hope they do right by the tenants because we moved in when we probably should not have moved in," Sowell said.
Sowell and fourth-floor resident Patrick Herbert said they both moved into the building in August.
Herbert said he didn't hear the collapse, but a flashing warning light and buzzer, part of the building's fire alarm system, went off in the apartment. He and his family got out using the stairwell. They live in the middle of the building, not near the collapsed part, he said.
Herbert said he and his fiancee had looked at renting a different unit, pointing to the fourth-floor apartment in the collapsed area.
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Collapsed school building forces Delta pupils to stay at home – Pun...
Collapsed school building forces Delta pupils to stay at home
Pupils of Oloduwa Primary School in the oil-rich Opuama community, Egbema Kingdom, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, have been compelled to stay at homes following the collapse of the main classroom building.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the structure, which collapsed following torrential downpour after school hours, had yet to be rebuilt by the government.
As a result, the pupils have been forced to abandon their academic activities due to lack of alternative classrooms.
Worried by the ugly development, youths of the community, under the aegis of the Concerned Egbema Indigenes, have raised an alarm over the condition of the pupils and have petitioned Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and other top political leaders in the state “to swing into action by rebuilding the collapsed school structure without further delay to enable the stranded pupils return to classes.”
“Due to the unpalatable occurrence, these innocent pupils of the collapsed primary school have been holed up in their parents’ houses, while other pupils enjoy their academic session,” the group lamented.
The Coordinator of the group, Silas Toruwei, called on the Commissioner for Education, Patrick Ukah, “to expedite action in making sure that a new structure is built in no time, especially before the next term.”
Another member of the group, Tanimawo Wisdom, stated, “Opuama is not just an ordinary community to be undergoing infrastructural deficit considering the huge volume of crude oil taken out of the community each day.
Nov 26, 2020
Starr DiGiacomo
Six killed in building collapse in northern Egypt | Reuters
Six killed in building collapse in northern Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - At least six people died when an old four-storey building collapsed in the coastal city of Alexandria in northern Egypt, local officials said on Thursday.
Authorities had issued several restoration orders for the old building, which collapsed on Wednesday evening, but they had been ignored, Alexandria province Governor Mohamed el-Sherief told reporters at the scene.
Two families were living in the building and those killed included three men and three women, officials said.
Authorities have evacuated the building next to the one that collapsed after cracks appeared, according to residents.
Building collapses are common in Egypt because of lax building standards and poor maintenance.
Dec 4, 2020
Juan F Martinez
Rhode Island Around 6:45 a.m., it was a rude awakening for the people living in the building on Bluff Avenue.
“My wife and I were asleep and we heard a huge crashing roar,” second-floor tenant Brian Wilder recalled. “Like a thousand bricks falling, which is what it was.”
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May 1, 2021
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Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing at least 23
At least 23 people were killed and 65 were hospitalized when a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a busy road in Mexico City on Monday night, crushing cars under fallen carriages and rubble.
The authorities halted rescue efforts shortly after they began, saying there was a risk that more train parts and debris could slam down onto the road.
A video on local channel Milenio TV showed the structure plummeting onto a stream of cars near the Olivos station in the southeast of the city at around 10.30 p.m. local time, sending up clouds of dust.
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May 4, 2021
Yvonne Lawson
Building collapses on Collins Avenue near Miami Beach; hundreds of rescuers on scene
A high-rise building partially collapsed early Thursday morning on Collins Avenue in Surfside, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. Dozens of rescue crews from the county and surrounding cities are on the scene.
The area around 88th Street and Collins and Harding avenues has been shut down. Dozens of fire engines and rescue vehicles are lining the streets. Officials have not said yet whether anyone is trapped or if there are any casulties.
Photos and video from the scene show piles of rubble from the collapse. It appears the collapse affected half of the tower.
“Over 80 MDFR units ... are on scene with assistance from municipal fire departments,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said in a statement on Twitter. The response included technical rescue teams.
Miami Beach police said the collapse happened at 8777 Collins Ave. That’s the address of the beachfront, 12-story Champlain Towers, with more than 100 condo units. The collapse happened around 2 a.m. Thursday.
The building is a block north of Miami Beach city limits. The town of Surfside runs along Collins Avenue, south of Bal Harbour. Condos and motels line Collins Avenue.
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Jun 24, 2021
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The authorities have confirmed at least one deceased, more than 35 injured and 51 missing.
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Jun 24, 2021
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Miami-area residential building evacuated after ROOF COLLAPSE (PHOTO)
Photos and videos circulating on social media on Thursday showed the debris along the side of the building, as rescue workers milled about.
“The building was evacuated and there are no occupants inside,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said, adding there were no reported injuries “at this time.”
This is the second Miami-Dade area residential complex to be evacuated this month, amid mounting concerns over building safety in the wake of the fatal collapse of a beachfront condominium in Surfside.
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Jul 16, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Hundreds of residents told to evacuate after Miami condo building deemed unsafe
Aug. 10, 2021, 5:32 AM MDT / Updated Aug. 10, 2021, 6:27 AM MDT
Hundreds of Miami residents were forced from their eight-story condo building on Monday night after city officials determined the structure was unsafe.
The 137-unit building at 5050 NW Seventh St. was placed under an evacuation order, according to Miami building director Asael “Ace” Marrero, NBC Miami reported.
"We obviously don't feel that it's safe," he told the news station. "Structural integrity has been degraded by the contractor proceeding with the repairs that they were not authorized to do."
Before the evacuation notice on Monday, city officials said the building had been placed on the unsafe structure list in May based .... The condominium was also found to be non-compliant with the city's recertification process.
On July 26, city officials, including Marrero, met with residents over concerns about the "condition of the building," according to the Miami Herald. City inspectors visited the building the next day and determined that the garage had to be closed because of structural concerns.
Officials told the newspaper that the property manager was asked to submit a plan to fix columns in the first floor of its building, but it never received such plans nor did the building apply for a work permit to do repairs.
On Thursday, the city said an engineer sent a letter to officials saying the “building was safe for current occupancy while the emergency repair work continued,” the Miami Herald reported.
Marrero said inspectors visited the property Monday and determined that the repair was "not adequate for the support" of its columns. The inspection, he said, prompted the city to order residents to vacate the building.
"We have a lot of elderly owners here that have no place to go," resident Dmidry Asanov said. "Some have Covid, some can’t walk."
The city is working with residents to help them with temporary housing, Marrero said.
The building was scheduled to be part of a hearing at a city unsafe structure panel on Aug. 20.
The building's condominium association did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Since the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, which left 98 people dead, officials have sought to review the structural integrity of buildings. The tragedy spurred the city of Miami Beach to immediately order building inspections.
Last month, the Crestview Towers Condominium in North Miami Beach was evacuated after building officials determined it was unsafe. A fire was put out in the 156-unit building on Monday. Authorities said no injuries were immediately reported and the cause of the fire had not been determined.
Aug 10, 2021
Tracie Crespo
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Building collapses in Kenya's capital, killing three people
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least three people died when a building collapsed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, authorities said Wednesday.
Six other people were rescued from the rubble and are being treated at a hospital in the Kasarani suburb, where the multi-story building is located.
The residential building was under construction and had shown signs of weakness including visible cracks before it collapsed, witnesses told local media.
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Wednesday said the owner of the building should be arrested and charged with murder because the required construction permits had not been issued.
Local media reported that the owner is on the run.
Government officials had inspected the construction site and asked workers to leave earlier on Tuesday, a construction worker told the local Daily Nation newspaper. But the site foreman told the workers to continue, the newspaper reported.
Building collapses are common in Nairobi, where housing is in high demand and unscrupulous developers often bypass regulations.
After eight buildings collapsed and killed 15 people in Kenya in 2015, the presidency ordered an audit of all the country’s buildings to see if they were up to code. The National Construction Authority found that 58% of the buildings in Nairobi were unfit for habitation.
Nov 17, 2022