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Spire of iconic old Copenhagen stock exchange collapses in fire
- Apr, 16, 2024
- Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Denmark, Copenhagen
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The iconic spire of Copenhagen’s old stock exchange collapsed in a fire that engulfed the building on the morning of Tuesday the 16th of April 2024. Furthermore, the old stock exchange building was o...
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Construction crane segment collapses onto downtown Florida bridge
- Apr, 04, 2024
- Structural Failures General Civil General Construction Other Structural Damage (Structural) Forensics Bridges News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A section of a construction crane collapsed onto a downtown Fort Lauderdale bridge, where it hit two cars on the afternoon of Thursday, April 4, 2024. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) released a s...
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Baltimore bridge collapses after collision with container ship
- Mar, 26, 2024
- Other Structural Damage (Structural) Bridges General Civil Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Maryland, Baltimore
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A container ship collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, around 1:30 a.m. on the morning of Tuesday, March 26, resulting in a significant part of the bridge plunging into the water a...
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Shopping mall roof partially collapses in Sweden
- Mar, 03, 2024
- Structural Loads Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Sweden, Östersund
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Three people got injured in Sweden, after the roof of a shopping mall partially collapsed on the afternoon of Sunday, March 3. Furthermore, the incident took place at the Lillänge shopping center, i...
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Five-story building collapses in Lebanon
- Feb, 11, 2024
- Structural Failures Damage (Structural) Other Structural General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Lebanon, Chouaifet El Aamroussieh
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A five-story building collapsed in Lebanon, on the morning of Sunday, February 11. Furthermore, the collapse took place in the Sahra Chouaifet area, in the city of Choueifat. Hassan Zeaiter, the own...
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Under-construction Boise Airport hangar collapses in Idaho
- Jan, 31, 2024
- Forensics General Civil General Construction Other Structural Damage (Structural) News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Idaho, Boise
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An airplane hangar collapsed on January 21, while being constructed in Idaho’s Boise Airport. Furthermore, the collapse took place around 5 p.m., and the reasons behind it are still unknown. A cran...
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Historic church collapses in Connecticut
- Jan, 25, 2024
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- United States, Connecticut, New London
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A historic church collapsed in New London, Connecticut, on Thursday, January 25. Furthermore, the collapsed building was the First Congregational Church, a Gothic Revival-style church that was built...
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7-story building partially collapses in New York
- Dec, 11, 2023
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- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A seven-story building partially collapsed in the Bronx of New York, on the afternoon of Monday, December 11. Furthermore, it has so far been reported that the collapse took place at around 3:30 p.m...
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An under-construction bridge collapsed in Gujarat: at least 2 fatalities
- Oct, 25, 2023
- Bridges Bridge Design Beams Structural Behavior Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Reliability Other Structural
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Two people lost their lives when the girders of an under-construction bridge along National Highway 58 in Palanpur city, Banaskantha, collapsed on Monday afternoon. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, wh...
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A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal triggering a landslide and damaging dozens of homes
- Oct, 24, 2023
- Earthquake Engineering Seismic Effects Damage (Structural) Structural Failures Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Nepal
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Sunday with its epicenter situated near Bharatpur. Nepal's National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center initially reported a magnitude of 6.1, while the...
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