Collapsing Buildings and Roadways

Highway collapse, Jingdong, China, 03.11.25

Building Collapse in Manchester, UK

October 17, 2025, a playground collapsed at Zijiang School in Shaoyang City, Hunan Province, fortunately no casualties were reported. The Zijiang School playground collapse emergency response headquarters announced on Saturday that they have begun an investigation to the cause.

The emergency response headquarters confirmed that the west wall and some playgrounds of the campus of the school collapsed, and the corners of the west side of the Boxue Building (teaching building) were damaged.

ZETATALK: THE STRETCH ZONE, THAT SINKING FEELING

ZetaTalk explores the concept of Earth's "stretch zones"—regions where tectonic plates are being pulled apart due to planetary forces, particularly in anticipation of a predicted pole shift. It focuses heavily on the eastern seaboard of the U.S., the Caribbean, and parts of Europe, warning that these areas will experience significant land subsidence due to the widening of the Atlantic Rift.

Key points include:

Historical evidence of submerged forests and civilizations off the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda.
Predictions that areas like Florida, Georgia, and the UK will lose elevation and be permanently flooded.
A detailed catalog of sinkholes, train derailments, infrastructure collapses, and mysterious odors from 2004–2005, interpreted as signs of Earth stretching.
The concept of “imploding cities”, where underground infrastructure fails due to shifting rock layers.
Warnings to relocate from vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas before the pole shift occurs.

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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 9, 2016 at 10:39pm: http://www.thecomet.net/news/weather/arlesey_road_still_closed_afte...

Arlesey road still closed after building collapse – telegraph pole stops wall falling into street

10:08 09 February 2016

The scene after the wall collapse on Hitchin Road in Arlesey yesterday.

A main road in Arlesey remains closed this morning after a building under construction collapsed yesterday afternoon.

A front-facing wall, part of a two-storey building under renovation in Hitchin Road, collapsed at about 3.20pm and was only prevented from falling into the road by scaffolding and a telegraph pole.

Firefighters and police attended the scene, isolated the area around the building and called for assistance from building surveyors from Central Bedfordshire Council and the Health and Safety Executive. There were no injuries reported.

Tim Forsythe, of Hitchin-based JR Scaffolding, was there at the time and said: “It would’ve been a lot worse without the scaffolding there – bricks could have fallen into the road and landed on someone.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 8, 2016 at 5:27pm

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Five-Confirmed-Dea...

HUBBALLI: Five people including a woman police constable died after a dilapidated building at Hubballi Railway station came crashing on Monday.

Two offices - Railway Parcel Unit and Railway Police Station - were allotted in the 90-year-old two-storied building which collapsed. Three people including a mother and child are feared to be trapped even as the rescue teams continued the search till night.

Incidentally, there was long pending demand before the Railways to vacate the building owing to its dilapidated condition, but the Railways did not take up any precaution measures. The deceased - Salim Eeti, Timma Reddy, M Galappa, Kailash Rajani and Dakshayini Chennappagowdar, all from Hubballi were brought dead to the Railway Hospital on Gadag Road.

About 15 people who were present during the building collapse were injured and are being treated at the KIMS and Railway Hospitals. Three of the injured are said to be critical and are being treated in the ICUs.

An eye witness said that there was a loud thud and they saw the building crashing down. The roof of the building crashed first later the entire building collapsed even as some of the occupants managed to escape just before the pillars were grounded.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 8, 2016 at 5:51am: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/pelican-building-collapse...

Pelican building collapses into water at Lake Macquarie

AN elderly woman had to run for her life after a waterfront restaurant, offices and an apartment collapsed into Lake Macquarie this morning.

The 78-year-old was at home in the apartment at Pelican when the entire development started to give way.

Within moments, the front of the building had collapsed into the lake.

Among the businesses affected was Milano’s On The Lake - one of the region’s most popular waterfront wedding venues.

NSW Fire & Rescue Superintendent Brett Davies said it was extremely fortunate the collapse did not occur over the weekend, when the restaurant would have been packed with patrons.

The terrifying scene inside Milano’s. Picture: Peter Lorimer

“It could have caused severe injuries to people,” he said.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 7, 2016 at 4:24am

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Cave Collapse Prompts Precationary Search at More Mesa

Area down coast from Goleta Beach is popular with young partiers

Firefighters peer down at the site where a large cave collapsed at More Mesa Beach, a spot popular with young partiers. Crews made a precautionary search of the area, but found no victims. (Zack Warburg / Noozhawk photo)

By Tom Bolton, Noozhawk Executive Editor Published on 02.06.2016 6:45 p.m

Santa Barbara County firefighters spent several hours Saturday afternoon making a precautionary search after a cave collapse was discovered in the cliffs below More Mesa.

“The whole area just caved in unexpectedly,” said fire Capt. Dave Zaniboni.

One engine and an urban search-and-rescue team — a total of 10 firefighters — were dispatched at about 3:30 p.m. to the collapsed cave, which is below Austin Road, down the coast from Goleta Beach.

The area is popular with young people for late-night parties and bonfires, and some of the caves are capable of holding quite a few people.

“Right now there are no reports of anybody in there, but because they are so popular, we couldn’t just walkaway,” Zaniboni said at about 6:15 p.m.

Firefighters were using probes and cameras inserted into the cave to see of they could see or hear anything.

“We’ll probably search another 30 to 45 minutes and then knock off if we don’t find anything,” Zaniboni said. “Hopefully no one is reported missing.”

Authorities planned to rope off the area overnight to keep people out due to the ongoing danger.

“The word to get out there is it’s real dangerous right now with those bluffs caved in,” Zaniboni said.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 6, 2016 at 5:33pm: http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/high-rise-residential-build...

High-rise residential building collapses in horrifying Taiwan earthquake that kills at least 14 people

(AP Photo/Wally Santana)Rescue teams search into the evening for the missing in a collapsed building from an early morning earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, toppling at least one high-rise residential building and trapping people inside.

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4 injured in Airport building collapse

ome four people have been injured after an uncompleted building around Airport collapsed, Saturday.

The injured were working on the building when it collapsed, Joy News' Joseph Opoku Gakpo reported.

They however sustained minor injuries and were rushed to the hospital.

The collapsed building is located between Holiday Inn and Marina Mall around Airport in Accra. It is one of the imposing structures around the area.

The cause of the collapse is yet to be ascertained but officials of the National Disaster Management Organisation has ordered that work on the building be stopped pending an investigation into the collapse.

Director of Relief and Reconstruction at NADMO, Mr. Gavivina Tamakloe said NADMO will do an integrity assessment of the building after which a decision will be made.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 5, 2016 at 3:16am: http://www.wbrc.com/story/31140236/building-collapse-injury-downtow...

Nashville building collapse

Posted: Feb 04, 2016 11:08 AM EST Updated: Feb 04, 2016 7:27 PM EST

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

A driver was injured when a building partially collapsed in downtown Nashville on Thursday morning.

Kimberly Nichols was in her catering truck when a wall of the United Methodist Publishing House building fell onto her truck.

The 58-year-old was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center with non-critical injuries.

"My mother was driving and a building collapsed on her catering truck, but she feels blessed that she is alive. Her injuries are still unknown at this time and she is being evaluated," said Nichols' daughter, Jessica Mendez.

Part of the wall fell on a power line, causing power outages for more than 1,600 NES customers in the area. Power has since been restored.

Lee Roberts told Channel 4 he drives by the work site every day.

"It's been for several months now, and a lot of times they'll do some of this work on the weekends when there's less traffic around, but they've been working all day long for several months now," he said.

Police said Demonbreun Street will be closed from 8th Avenue South to 10th Avenue South until Friday morning when demolition has been completed.

“It is my understanding that the contractor had thought that as the work advanced, that there was the possibility of this happening, so they were planning to do the bulk of the work at night,” said Metro police spokesman Don Aaron. “Obviously, they weren’t anticipating their actions today causing the building to come outward onto the street.”

TOSHA is investigating the circumstances that led to the demolition and to make sure workers aren’t in any further danger.

Stephen Cline, the president of Demo Plus, said they are working with authorities to understand the collapse.

Over the last five years, Demo Plus has had three violations, each from a 2014 inspection. The company was fined $125 for a respiratory protection violation and another $125 for a hazardous chemical communication violation. They also received a third violation without a fine when the employer didn’t provide annual retraining on hazardous chemicals.

No one else was injured in the collapse.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 5, 2016 at 2:54am: Residents of Bay Tree Lakes subdivision who travel Horsepen Road got a rude surprise when a culvert that passes under the roadway collapsed. Bay Tree Lakes Property Owners Association President Charles Atkinson estimated that repairs to the roadway could take as much as two to three months.

NC Bay Tree Lakes residents see road collapse

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“It was a 40 plus year old culvert,” said Atkinson of the collapsed portion of the roadway.

He stressed that no one was injured when the collapse occurred though there are reports a car fell into the hole.

Atkinson said that the Property Owners Association does not own the roads within the subdivision. He said the roads are the responsibility of the subdivision’s developer Steve Jones.

Atkinson did say that an engineer is expected to inspect the collapse site and it has been requested the engineer inspect the other bridges and culverts in the development, to avoid another possible issue.

“There is a lot of technical work that has to be done,” said Atkinson.

He added that he is meeting Jones sometime on Friday at the site to discuss the matter further.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 2, 2016 at 5:28pm: http://theworldlink.com/news/culvert-collapses-in-coquille-expect-d...

Culvert collapses on Fairview Road in Coquille; expect detour

COQUILLE — Fairview Road is closed in Coquille between Central Boulevard and North Collier Street because of a collapsed culvert.

The culvert is less than a quarter mile from Central Boulevard and is four to five feet deep. A detour is set up on Central Boulevard to 10th Street to North Collier.

At the meeting of the Coquille City Council on Monday evening, City Manager Ben Marchant said Fairview Road is a county-maintained road. He said the collapse was first noticed on Sunday.

"This is going to have a severe impact on our local economy," Marchant warned.

That's because trucks will have to make a lengthy detour, and the current alternatives aren't feasible for trucks that are heavily loaded, Marchant said.

Water in Cunningham Creek was still flowing as of late Monday afternoon.

"The biggest obstacle, frankly, is the weather," Marchant said.

Marchant said the culvert won't be repaired until the ground dries out, likely in the summer.

Marchant said he was in touch with county officials to seek an acceptable alternative for truck drivers.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 1, 2016 at 5:00pm: http://www.cbs8.com/story/31102876/high-winds-collapsed-scaffolding...

High winds to blame for scaffolding collapse in Bankers Hill

Posted: Jan 31, 2016 6:27 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - High winds caused the scaffolding of a ten-story building in Bankers Hill to collapse Sunday afternoon.

The building is located at 6th Avenue and Quince Drive. According to witnesses, a worker who was at the site warned people in the area to move away from the building when he noticed the scaffolding beginning to sway from the high winds. The scaffolding then collapsed into the street, damaging several cars and motorcycles in the area.

The worker had been at the site specifically to loosen the tension of the scaffold sails in order to make it easier for the wind to pass through the scaffolding. However, the scaffolding collapsed before he could complete the task.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews arrived at the scene and evacuated the residents of a nearby building that was hit by part of the scaffolding.

Fire officials say no one was injured during the collapse.

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San Pedro Home Collapses Amid Stormy Weather

A home shifted off its foundation Sunday amid high winds and rain. Kate Larsen reports for the NBC4 News at 11 on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (Published Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016)

A vacant home undergoing remodeling work collapsed in San Pedro, causing a gas leak that was quickly secured, amid Sunday's windy, rainy weather.

The collapse was reported about 6:30 p.m. at 733 S. Leland St., Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

No one was injured and there was no fire, Humphrey said.

Department of Building and Safety personnel were summoned to the scene, according to Humphrey, who said first responders are not tasked with determining the cause of the collapse.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department said though it wasn't 100 percent confirmed, the collapse was very likely weather-related.

The house may have shifted off its foundation, LAFD officials said.

"The gas leak was probably louder than the crash -- that's what made me call 911. I was just envisioning an explosion," Santos said. "I know they took the foundation out to fix it and they didn't reinforce it and with the wind and the rain, the house just shifted and fell back."

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on January 25, 2016 at 3:23am: http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/cleveland/runway-closed-after-partia...

Runway closed after partial collapse at Hopkins

WKYC Staff 4:29 PM. EST January 24, 2016

CLEVELAND-- Crews are repairing a runway at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after a portion of the road collapsed.

The airport is calling it a "pavement failure" and says it will have no impact on operations.

The other two runways will be used as crews make repairs.
According to the airport, this "normally happens during the freeze thaw cycle since it's a bit warmer."