Collapsing Buildings and Roadways
Building Collapse in Manchester, UK
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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.
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Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on November 18, 2015 at 7:33pm
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http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/14038873.UPDATE__Homes_evacu...
Homes evacuated after building collapse in Wilkinson Street, Leigh
A BMW car was flattened and homes were evacuated after part of a block of flats collapsed in Leigh during a night of devastating storms.
No-one was hurt when part of the Alexandra Court building in Wilkinson Street fell on top of the car, just after 7.45pm on Tuesday.
Firefighters from Atherton Fire Station and police were called to the two-storey block of four flats and 10 residents were evacuated from the building.
Charlie Schofield, who lives nearby in Twist Lane, made refreshments for the fire and police and offered her home to those who needed it.
She said: “My husband and I were watching the England versus France football game and we heard a horrific bang.
"With everything that is going on in the news, I assumed the worst. My husband Stuart Schofield ran to the window and informed me of rubble in the road and a flattened BMW. That is when neighbours started gathering outside.
"A resident of the apartment said he had heard rocks tumble and saw the bricks leaning days ago but didn’t report it. It could have been a lot worse but luckily everyone is ok and safe.”
Watch manager Andy Leyland from Atherton Fire Station said the road was closed following the collapse.
Mr Leyland said: “The damage was definitely due to the strong winds and rain. The BMW was flattened from parts of the front of the building falling on it. We know that it belonged to another resident in the street, although he did not live in the block of flats.
“We had to cordon off the road because even when we arrived, the front of the building was still falling on to the street.”
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/old-commercial-build...
Updated: November 17, 2015 05:38 ISTOld building collapses
A major portion of a 50-year-old two-storied commercial building on a lane between Oppanakkara Street and Big Bazaar Street in the city collapsed during the early hours of Monday.
The wall of a nearby commercial complex was also damaged in the impact.
According to police sources, none was killed or injured.
Police said that many persons would have got killed if the building had collapsed a couple of hours, when the business would have resumed for the day.
The building owner Habib Rahman constructed the first floor with metal sheet roofing only less than a year ago. The ground floor had a fancy store and the first floor was used as a store-room for readymade garments and shoes.
According to the police, preliminary inquiry revealed the old building could have collapsed as it could not bear the weight on the first floor. The portion damaged was around 2,000 sq.ft. While value of goods damaged was yet to be ascertained.
Entry of vehicles on the one-way from Big Bazaar Street to Oppanakara Street was blocked till Monday evening until the debris was removed. Corporation workers, an earth mover and trucks were deployed for clearing the debris.
The traders mobilised manpower to retrieve bundles of dresses which were not damaged in the incident.
Mayor P. Rajkumar visited the place and supervised the works. Ukkadam Police and Corporation officials conducted inquiries on the incident.
Meanwhile, an official of Coimbatore Corporation said that it would issue notice to the building owner to demolish the structure and construct it only after getting the required approvals.
It was an old building that did not have any approval and a temporary shed was put up on the first floor
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http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/south-asia/pakistan-25-killed-in-f...
Pakistan: 25 killed in factory building collapse
6th Nov 2015KARACHI, (AA, The News): Rescuers on Thursday pulled out over 100 laborers from under the rubble of a factory building that collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 50, officials said.
Victims had been trapped for at least 20 hours as huge mounds of debris and darkness slowed down the rescue operation.
So far, 19 bodies were recovered, while four others were detected under the debris of the four-storey polythene bag factory located approximately 30 kilometers from Lahore, the country’s cultural hub, Mohammad Usman, a senior city government official said.
It was unclear how many people were in the building when it collapsed or how many — dead or alive — may still be trapped. Officials have put the total number of those involved at around 150-200, with 108 so far pulled out alive.
Several survivors trapped in the rubble of the factory pleaded for help with rescue services on their mobile phones.
“Several trapped survivors have contacted us earlier from under the rubble. We are unable to contact them now because their mobile phone batteries may have died,” Brigadier (retd) Dr Arshad Zia, the director-general of the Rescue 1122 force, told Geo News.
Zia said that rescue workers were busy trying to clear the first floor of the building and that the search and rescue operation may continue for another day.
Having 702 industrial land plots spread over 1,179 acres, the Sundar Industrial Estate actually comprises of 1,750 acres of land located 45 kilometres from the centre of Lahore on the Sundar-Raiwind Road.
Pakistan has a poor safety record in the construction and maintenance of buildings.
At least 24 people died last year when a mosque collapsed in the same city, while more than 200 people lost their lives, mostly due to collapsed roofs, following torrential rain and flooding in 2014.
In 2012, at least 255 workers were killed when a fire tore through a clothing factory in Karachi, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in Pakistani history.
A judicial probe into the blaze was damning, pointing to a lack of emergency exits, poor safety training of workers, the packing in of machinery and the failure of government inspectors to spot any of these faults.
He said that soldiers and rescuers were carefully cutting through steel and using cranes to lift the debris of the building to rescue the survivors.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the roof collapse. However, there have been speculations that the incident was indirectly caused by last week’s 7.5-magnitude earthquake that hit both Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan has a long history of industrial disasters, many of them due to safety violations.
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http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/10/31/17-dead-23-injure...
17 dead, 23 injured in building collapse in central China
Some 17 construction are dead and nearly two dozen were injured when a two-story building collapsed in central China's Henan province, outlined in red above. Image fromBEIJING, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Some 17 construction workers are dead and nearly two dozen were injured when a two-story building collapsed in central China's Henan province.
Several people thought to be responsible in the collapse were taken into police custody after the 1990s-era building collapsed on Friday afternoon. Construction workers were attempting to lift the building foundation.
The search and rescue operation ended early Saturday. One of the survivors saidmany of the workers had little or no training to work on the site. They had been using a jack to raise the first floor but the gave way leading to the collapse.
The official cause is under investigation.
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Comment by KM on October 31, 2015 at 1:22pm
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/building-collapses-in-midtown-manhattan...
One Dead After Building Collapse in Midtown Manhattan
Another worker was hospitalized after being trapped under rubble
Aerial footage shows the scene of a partial building collapse in Midtown Manhattan on Friday that left at least one person dead. A building in Midtown Manhattan partially collapsed Friday, killing a construction worker and injuring another.The collapse occurred about 10:30 a.m. during demolition-related work at a building on West 38th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
The Department of Buildings issued stop-work orders at both 25 W. 38th St. and 27 W. 38th St. after the collapse and said it would investigate.
Officials didn’t release the name of the man who was killed or the injured employee. The worker died after being struck on the head by a wooden beam, said FDNY Rescue Battalion Chief Joe Downey.
New York City firefighters work on a victim pulled from the partially collapsed building Friday. PHOTO: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERSBattalion Chief Downey and other officials described a harrowing rescue of the injured man, who was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center in serious but stable condition. He was trapped under rubble for three hours but was conscious and communicating with authorities.
The injured man was on the first floor of the building, and rescuers first reinforced the basement to keep it from collapsing.
First responders were able to free the man’s head and torso from the debris, but his legs remained pinned. FDNY Capt. Dominic Bertucci said he and his colleagues used various tools, including air bags, to carefully remove the rest of the rubble.
“We were trying to bring it up just an inch or two at a time, just enough so we can get him out,” Capt. Bertucci said.
When the man was finally rescued, said New York Police Department Sgt. Michael Edwards, “it was a feeling of elation.”
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/10/23/dallas-police-and-fire-respond-t...
No One Hurt In Partial Garage Collapse On Turtle Creek
October 23, 2015 4:00 PMDallas: Police and fire rescue responded to a partial garage collapse at the Renaissance on Turtle Creek Friday afternoon. As of Friday night, there were no reported victims. Five search and rescue dogs ran the collapse zone without a “life hit”.And though garage cameras didn’t indicate anyone was inside the cars within the collapse zone, property management were still in the process of making sure all of its residents were accounted for into the night.
“It sounded like a plane crash,” one resident told CBS11 News
.A large parking garage with multiple levels collapsed, leaving a massive hole. According to resident Nick Parrillo, a pile of concrete rubble was left on a deck near where the collapse happened.
“I’m sure several cars fell through the hole,” said Parrillo. “We had some leaks coming in from the pool,” he added about a possible cause for the collapse.
Building and structural engineers determined the building is not safe for anyone to go inside, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans.
Dallas Fire Rescue and Task Force engineers will stay on site with equipment
to assist in monitoring the integrity of the structure while management, and their engineers make the final determination on what to do with it going forward.
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/five-injured-in-...
Updated: October 23, 2015 09:08 ISTFive injured in building collapse in Tiruchi
A view of the building that collapsed near Nathervali dargah in Tiruchi on Thursday.— Photo: M. Srinath.At least five persons were injured when a four-storeyed building situated near the Nathervali Dargah on the Madurai road here collapsed on Thursday night.
Renovation works were under way on the ground floor of the building situated in a congested and narrow by-lane when the building collapsed. A borewell was also being reportedly sunk in the building.
Eye witness accounts said the building came down with a huge sound at around 8 p.m. Tenants in the houses had been asked to temporarily move out of the building in view of the works, which fortunately averted loss of lives.
The huge sound coupled with smoke shocked residents in the locality. Residents in the neighbourhood said the building was over 40 years old, atop which three floors were constructed a couple of years ago and rented out.
A portion of the debris fell over the opposite house where a woman and 12-year-old girl were injured. An old man who was trapped inside the building that had caved in was rescued.
Collector K.S. Palanisamy who inspected the spot accompanied by Corporation Commissioner M. Vijayalakshmi and Commissioner of Police Sanjay Mathur, told reporters that five persons had sustained injuries in the collapse. R.Manoharan, Government Chief Whip, also inspected the accident site.
Police sources said three of the injured were rushed to a private hospital and two others to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital. Rafiya (18), Hasina (29), Mohideen and Anwar Sharif (67) were among the injured. The identity of another injured person was not known immediately.
Mr. Palanisamy said the cause of the collapse and whether permission had been obtained for the construction of multiple floors over the old building were being investigated by the police and the Corporation authorities.
Fire fighters continued their search operation till late in the night to ascertain if any one had been trapped inside.
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http://www.dispatchtribunal.com/long-island-sea-arch-collapses-over...
Long Island sea arch reduced to rubble after it collapsed overnight
October 21, 2015
One of the most beautiful natural landmarks of Long Island, the sea arch in Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, often referred to as the “The Eye” has been reduced to rubble after it collapsed overnight on Monday.
Located on the private island in the tiny archipelago of islands in the Minas Basin between Economy and Parrsboro, the well known and one of the most visited naturally formed arch was destroyed for reasons not known completely. The natural arch carved out in basalt and sandstone was a favourite of brave hikers during low tides, and kayakers during high tides.
People in the area have revealed that the collapse was completely unexpected for there was no hint of any storms or bad weather or even any geological activity that could have caused it. According to local residents, the combination of higher than normal tides and years of erosion may have played a role in the collapse of ‘the Eye’.
“I just looked out this morning and it’s collapsed,” said Harold Nesbitt, a local resident whose home looks out over the basin and Long Island, reports GlobalNews.ca. “I looked at it yesterday and it was there, today, it’s not,” he said from his home in Five Islands.
Nesbitt said the sunset was beautiful last night and he thought about taking a picture, but didn’t, reports CBC.ca. “I regret that because I may have had one of the last pictures of Long Island with the tunnel through it,” he said.
The entire structure hasn’t been lost as there is still land that is visible along with rock between the two pillar structures; however, Tim Fedak, director of the Fundy Geological Museum in Parrsboro, is of the opinion that the two pillars will eventually be separated by the tides and winds.
“The mound will erode over the winter,” said Fedak, arriving at Lower Five Islands to have a look through binoculars at the huge pile of rock and dirt that had fallen from the archway but will disintegrate with the tides over time, reports The Chronicle Herald.
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http://www.centralkynews.com/jessaminejournal/news/local/three-inju...
Three injured in structure collapse along East Brannon Road
Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 4:17 pm
Workers stood near the scene of a collapsed structure along East Brannon Road Wednesday afternoon.
Three workers were injured in a partial building collapse at a construction site on East Brannon Road Wednesday afternoon.
Nicholasville Fire Chief Mark Case said they were working on a mail kiosk building on the site, which is the home of a new apartment complex, when the accident happened.
When the structure collapsed, one person became trapped and had to be extricated by the Nicholasville Fire Department. Two more were injured, Case said.
Case said responders were told that "wind caught it and blew the structure down."
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http://expressng.com/2015/10/lagos-several-residents-trapped-in-bui...
Lagos: Several Residents Trapped In Building Collapse (photos)
A three storey building collapsed on Wednesday morning on Swamp Street,Lagos Island leaving several residents trapped under the rubble
Reports have it seven occupants have been rescued and rushed to Sura Health Centre on the Island for treatment while emergency agents continue their efforts to evacuate those that are still trapped in the rubble .
According to an eye witness report, several people are trapped inside the collapsed building.
The building, which is located on Odun Ifa street by No. 100, Adeniji Adele street, collapsed this morning.
An eyewitness, Ajayi Timi, said that “we heard the sound of the collapsed building and I had to rush out as a licenced Red Cross officer.
“We had to mobilise so many rescue officials to come and assist. The LASEMA, State Red Cross, Area Commander of the Police and Fire Brigade, were all contacted”, he said.
He complained of Nigeria’s slow response to emergencies.
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