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]

http://www.thenews.com.pk/article-32676-One-killed-in-building-coll...

One killed in building collapse

RAWALPINDI: One person died when an under construction building collapsed in Masrial area on Thursday.

An official of Rescue 1122 said that a complaint was received about collapse of an under construction building on Masrial.

On receiving the information, Rescue 1122 personnel reached the spot and started rescue operation. But, their efforts proved to be fruitless as 35 years old Muhammad Akber s/o Banaras had already expired. His body was shifted to District Headquater Hospital (DHQ) for autopsy.

The reason of collapse was yet to be known

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2012/01/26...

Man rescued from JCB in grain silo collapse at Seaforth Docks - 3.35PM UPDATE

January 26, 2012

A TRAPPED warehouse worker was rescued from his JCB after a grain store roof collapsed at Seaforth Docks.

Firefighters were called to a grain warehouse on South Hornby Dock at 10.31 this morning to release the 35-year-old man, after a 50-foot section of a shed roof collapsed.

A search and rescue team were also deployed to look for other workers trapped in the wreckage, though no-one else was injured.

The worker was given first aid and oxygen and released from the JCB at 11.25am.

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service personnel also removed debris in the area of the collapse to help paramedics remove the man from the cab of the JCB.

He was taken to Aintree Hospital but at this stage his injuries are not thought to be serious.

A fire engine from Kirkdale Community Fire Station, an appliance from Crosby Community Fire Station, and the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team based at Croxteth Community Fire Station responded to the call-out.

Port of Liverpool police also attended, cordoning off a section of the road, along with ambulance crews, and the area was cleared by 12.15pm.

As of 2.30pm the incident has yet to be reported to the Health and Safety Executive.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

Man trapped in Leeds wall collapse

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/central-leed...

By Bruce Smith
Published on Thursday 26 January 2012 15:46

AN air ambulance was alerted after a supporting wall fell on a man in Leeds today.

The man, believed to be aged around 62, was trapped by the wall in the Manor Garth Road, Kippax, shortly after 3pm.

Fire Service crews were sent to the scene and managed to release the man, but it was not known whether he would be flown to hospital or taken by road ambulance.

The cause of the collapse of the wall and exact circumstances were not immediately known.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://tribune.com.pk/story/327382/weak-structures-13-die-in-roof-c...

Weak structures: 13 die in roof collapse incidents

PESHAWAR/KOHISTAN/QUETTA: 

A clutch of roof collapse incidents across the country claimed 13 lives on Wednesday.

Seven people were killed when the roof of a house came crashing down in Peshawar due to a gas leak explosion. Likewise, five people died in Kohistan when the roof of a clay-built house collapsed. A 10-year-old child lost his life in Quetta when the roof of a rickety hotel caved in.

Seven people, including a woman and three children, were killed in the roof-collapse incident in the Namak Mandi area of Peshawar on Wednesday.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Imtiaz told The Express Tribune that the explosion, which took place at around 4:45 am, was the result of a gas leakage.

“Nazar Muhammad, his wife and three daughters were killed, while one daughter was injured,” he said. The DSP said that the wife of Nazar Muhammad’s brother was also killed as a result of the explosion.

Imtiaz added that despite awareness campaigns, people do not turn off gas heaters and incidents like this have become a routine.

Rescue teams rushed to the area and according to a statement issued by Rescue 1122, the disaster emergency response team,rescued Rehman, 29, and Samin, 25, alive and  recovered bodies of Nazar Muhammad, his wife Maryam, 23; Asma, 13; Attia, 12; Aiman, nine; and Waqar, eight, from the debris.

Five labourers, including two brothers, were killed and two others injured seriously when a similar roof collapse incident happened in the remote village of Teshil Pattan in Kohistan on Tuesday evening, police and villagers said.  The injured were shifted to the Bisham hospital where their condition was stated to be critical.

Kohistan District Police Officer Muhammad Ilyas Khan told The Express Tribune that seven mine workers of a local chromite mine were asleep in a clay-built house situated on the foothill of village Darra Jeejal when a heavy mass of earth fell on it.

A 10-year-old boy was killed and two others sustained injuries when the roof of an improvised roadside hotel collapsed on Saryab Road in Quetta on Wednesday.

According to owner of the hotel, there were three people, including a child, having a tea inside the hotel near the New Saryab police station when the roof caved in. As a result, the three were trapped in the rubble.

People at the scene pulled out the body of 10-year-old Faheem and the two injured were also rescued. They were shifted to the Sandeman Hospital where the condition of the injured was stated to be out of danger.

“The hotel was built with mud and it was in very poor condition,” a police official of New Saryab told The Express Tribune.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/news_keighley/9492907.Roof_colla...

Roof collapse sparks huge search of building

8:20am Thursday 26th January 2012 in

A massive search was launched in a derelict Keighley building after part of the roof collapsed, sparking fears someone could be trapped beneath the rubble.

A specialist fire service search and rescue team – with a sniffer dog – was called in to sift through the debris at the Harold Town building, in Chesham Street.

A security guard who had raised the alarm shortly after 2am yesterday reported hearing a shout as the section of roof fell.

But firefighters remained at the scene for about six hours and found no one.

Police were initially contacted by the security guard and they then alerted the fire brigade, which mobilised two crews from Keighley Fire Station and the specialist unit from Cleckheaton.

Keighley watch commander Steve Moorhouse said: “It was believed that someone may have been inside the two-storey bit of the building affected by the collapse and could have been trapped. A full search was carried out and we kept one of our crews at the scene until the operation was concluded.”

The Harold Town building, which is owned by Bradford Council, is being demolished. It has stood empty since 2010, when its former occupier, Keighley Campus Leeds City College, moved out.

The one-hectare site is allocated for employment use and once it has been cleared the Council hopes to attract a new employer to the plot.

A Council spokesman said officers visited the site yesterday after the incident and a meeting was taking place to discuss the issue. He said: “During demolition, responsibility for the security and management of the site is passed to the contractor and will be handed back to the Council when the work is completed.”

[Starr DiGiacomo]

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/01/overnight_the_fo...

Overnight, the Former Chumley's in Deep Ellum Became an Open-Air Venue

Photos by Justin Terveen

The sign still says "Articles," but I'll always remember the three-story storefront on Elm and Good-Latimer as Chumley's, located at the acoustic end of Deep Ellum on the heels of Charles Francis "Chumley" Hawkins's late, great Dave's Art Pawn Shop. Everyone played there, from Aimee Mann to Cafe Noir, Lisa Loeb to Rhett Miller, all on their way up. Before that, long ago, that spot had accommodated everything from a lumberyard to a loan-maker to a paint-and-paper company.

Last I looked there was talk of it becoming an ultra-lounge; that didn't pan out. Westdale's been trying to lease the valued-at-$320,000 building ever since. But now, it's sans roof: Justin Terveen was out in the deluge last night, of course, and was there when Dallas Fire-Rescue answered the call. Wrote Justin in the note that arrived in the in-box during the wee small hours of the morning: "Place is thrashed."

[Love is the answer]

Videos - Two buildings in Rio collapse

[Love is the answer]

Now it's Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

(Reuters) - Two buildings collapsed in downtown Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, in the latest incident highlighting the failure of authorities to improve the city's infrastructure amid preparations to host soccer's World Cup and the Olympics.

[Love is the answer]

RIO DE JANEIRO: At least 11 people were killed or injured Wednesday when an 18-story building in the center of Rio de Janeiro partially collapsed after an explosion, television reports said.

Read more: 11 dead or injured in Rio building collapse - Top News - New Strait... http://www.nst.com.my/top-news/11-dead-or-injured-in-rio-building-c...

[Starr DiGiacomo]

McCleary School storage building collapses under weight of snow

http://www.thedailyworld.com/sections/news/local/mccleary-school-st...

THE ROOF WAS ONLY A YEAR OLD.....

Jacob Jones | The Daily World

A storage building for the McCleary School collapsed under the weight of heavy snow Thursday afternoon.

The roof of a storage building at the McCleary School collapsed under the weight of rain saturated-snow Thursday afternoon, destroying the building. No one was inside.

The building, built in the 1980s, was used for storage and as an office for transportation services.

It is not directly connected to the school, which serves students from preschool through the eighth grade. The school, with an enrollment of about 330, was closed Thursday because of the heavy snowfall.

A man watching at the scene after the collapse, which happened a little after 1 p.m., said snow had drifted and was particularly deep on one side of the building. The building got a new roof last summer at a cost of about $20,000.

Meantime, the county continues to be hit by extremely hazardous icing conditions and weather related issues. Numerous tree limbs have fallen, mainly in East Grays Harbor County. A number of roads are closed, and although county road crews are working to clear the area they are in danger as icy tree limbs continue to break off and fall, according to Ed McGowan, detective with the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office, who is helping to staff the Emergency Operations Center.

“A couple of workers were close to getting hit, so they have backed off to a safe zone,” said McGowan. “We don’t argue with gravity.”

Identified road closures as of Thursday afternoon include:

• Blue Slough Road is closed due to downed trees blocking both lanes in multiple areas.

• East Satsop Road is closed at milepost 5 due to a landslide blocking both lanes.

• Lambert Road is closed due to downed trees in multiple areas.

• Stamper Road is closed due to downed trees blocking both lanes in multiple areas.

• West Satsop Road is closed due to downed trees blocking both lanes at milepost 4.

For a list of Grays Harbor County closures go to the web at