Collapsing Buildings and Roadways

[Starr DiGiacomo]

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.

More: https://www.zetatalk.com/index/blog1010.htm

[Starr DiGiacomo]

1 killed, 2 hurt in building collapse

Mumbai, Mon Feb 13 2012, 03:09 hrs

One person died and two were injured when part of a wall of an under construction building in Parel collapsed on them. While Mohhammad Mustaf Shaikh, 27, was declared dead on arrival at KEM Hospital, Mohhammad Mujamal Shaikh (27 years) and Mohhammad Jasmit Shaikh (23 years) have been admitted to KEM for treatment.

The mishap occurred around 5 pm inAmbedkar Colony. “There is an under-construction building in Ambedkar Colony, near Manohar Decorators’. A part of a compound wall gave way and collapsed on the construction workers who got trapped in the debris," said a civic official. It took the fire brigade over two hours to rescue the injured from the debris, said a fire officer.

“In case there is faulty construction work, it will be investigated by the BMC’s building construction department. Also in case the safety measures are not abided by, thecivic administration can give the developer notice for the same.”

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/1-killed-2-hurt-in-building-colla...

[Kojima]

Thanks, Starr and Astrogal.

* Kent County Jail, Grand Rapids, MI; * Port Mann Bridge, BC, Canada; Sao Paulo, Brazil (Another Building Collapse); * Pine Creek Way, CA on Google Map.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Canterbury TV building collapse 2 minutes after Christchurch quake

February 8, 2012

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http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/story/2012/02/11/motorists-war...

Motorists warned as road sinks

Matt Deans | 11th February 2012

The damaged surface of Pine Creek Way.

IT'S the sort of major roadway collapse you'd expect to see in an earthquake zone, but this subsidence has happened under the weight of heavy rain on Pine Creek Way.

A large tract of the road surface has sunk about half a metre after a landslip.

Roads and Maritime Service engineers placed safety barriers around the site about six months ago but heavy rain in recent weeks has caused the road to collapse.

Residents, who regularly use the Old Pacific Hwy link between Bonville and Raleigh, are concerned for their safety now cracks have spread from the hole in the road.

Pacific Highway Action Group spokeswoman Kye Kovac said there were obvious safety concerns over motorists using the damaged roadway.

"The safety signage is poor and not adequate enough, I don't even know why people are still driving on it to tell the truth," Ms Kovac said.

Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) is investigating the road damage.

A spokeswoman said the matter had been taken up with the contractor for the Bonville upgrade project, as early diagnosis suggests a landslip due to recent heavy rain.

An inspection of the entire service road is also under way to check if there are any other sections vulnerable to landslips.

"Strengthening and repair plans for the whole length are being finalised and work is scheduled to be completed by mid-2012, weather permitting," the spokeswoman said.

"RMS will ensure the road is kept safe and changed traffic conditions will be in place for all road users until the work is finalised and damage repaired," she said.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Crane collapses on Port Mann Bridge

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120210/bc_crane_...

CTV News Video

Extended: Chopper 9 footage of Port Mann Bridge crane collapse Brent Shearer on the downed construction crane

Date: Friday Feb. 10, 2012 1:29 PM PT

Construction on the Port Mann bridge has been halted for the day after a gantry crane collapsed over the bridge's new deck Friday morning, dropping a 90-tonne concrete chunk into the river below.

The yellow, 720-tonne crane, used to move 90-tonnes of concrete bridge sections, fell down just after 8 a.m.

There were people working near the crane when it collapsed, and one of the bridge segments fell into the water, but no one was injured. Work on the bridge was stopped for the day, and WorkSafe BC and the contractor are investigating the cause of the collapse.

Max Logan, with the Port Mann/Highway 1 Project, said it is too soon to tell whether the incident will delay or impact construction.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-constructionaccid,0,32...

Crane falls at Mich. construction site; 3 hurt

February 10, 2012

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—

Authorities say a 250-foot-tall crane collapsed onto a building at a construction site at the Kent County jail complex in Grand Rapids, injuring three people.

The Grand Rapids Press (http://bit.ly/ytPLnb ) reports that the jail was placed on lockdown following Friday morning's collapse. Kent County Undersheriff Jon Hess described the injuries to a construction worker and two Kent County jail trustees as minor.

The department says all inmates were accounted for.

Images from the scene showed part of the crane leaning against a building. A garage area where sheriff's vehicles are kept was damaged.

The main jail that houses inmates apparently wasn't damaged. Hess says they're checking the structural integrity of that building.

Hess says the crane that fell has been used for seven months on a $27 million renovation project.

[Kojima]

Thanks, Starr. 

* Lahore, Pakistan; * Passaic, NJ; * Knutsford, NW UK on Google Map.

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Knutsford, NW UK

Part of King Street closed after wall falls down

5:46pm Thursday 9th February 2012

Part of the wall has collapsed into King Street near the railway bridge. Picture: Jonathan Farber

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A ROAD in the centre of Knutsford has been closed after a wall collapsed.

The wall fell down shortly after 5pm and eyewitnesses told the Guardian the part of the wall that had fallen was the one supporting Adams Court.

As a result police have closed the bottom end of King Street off, near the train station.

Network Rail have been informed but police said they do not believe it will affect trains crossing the bridge.

Earlier in the week, Steve Edwards, from Sheldons, had told the Guardian that the section of wall, close to the railway bridge itself, was looking unsafe.

"If you look up about 10ft it is bowing badly and the black morter is being squeezed onto the pavement it looks very dangerous," he said.

He emailed the council on Tuesday, February 7.

An employee at nearby Autoden who saw it collapse said: "It was lucky that no-one was walking near it.

"They've shut the road and the fire brigade are here. You can still get out of King Street in the direction of Mobberley though.

"We've had a few people coming to look at the wall recently."

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Passaic, NJ

Ceiling collapse forces part of Passaic library to close

Thursday February 9, 2012, 7:19 PM     Stretch zone.

PASSAIC — The children’s room of the city’s main public library has been closed indefinitely following the collapse of a plaster ceiling in the 82-year-old building.

A section of the ceiling in Passaic public library collapsed Jan. 31. It contained the children's section.

Julius Forstmann Library on Gregory Avenue in Passaic

Although the popular room for young readers was not damaged, it shares the second floor with a large meeting room, which is where the ceiling fell on Jan. 31. The entire floor has been closed to the public and staff as a precaution, authorities said Thursday.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=91946&Cat=5...

Lahore, Pakistan

Two labourers killed in tower collapse

 February 10, 2012

TWO labourers were killed and five others sustained injuries when a tower which was being installed collapsed and fell on them in the Gujjarpura police area on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Mohsin and Hassan, residents of Rahim Yar Khan. The injured were identified as Shahnaz Bibi, Robina Bibi and three labourers, including Manzoor. A manager of a private cellular company was getting a tower installed at the outhouse of Bao Shaukat, a resident of Karol Pind at Gujjarpura.

Two workers were fixing wires at the tower when all of a sudden the tower collapsed. As a result, the workers fell down and died on the spot while the five aforementioned people, including two women of the said company, sustained injuries.