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Bridge collapse during demolition injures three workers in wheeling
- Jan, 07, 2026
- Bridges Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, West Virginia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A bridge undergoing demolition in Wheeling, West Virginia collapsed on the afternoon of January 7, 2026, injuring three construction workers and highlighting the risks associated with ageing infrastr...
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Fatal building collapses in Johannesburg and Giza trigger urgent safety investigations
- Dec, 28, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- South Africa, Johannesburg
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A formal investigation has been launched following the collapse of a double-storey building under construction in Doornkop, Johannesburg, on 28 December 2025. The incident resulted in three fatalitie...
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Building Collapse in Yaba Leaves Three Dead, Several Rescued
- Sep, 12, 2025
- Structural Failures News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Nigeria, Lagos
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A building collapse occurred on the evening of September 12, 2025, at No. 333 Borno Street, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos. The structure, reported as a three- to four-storey building under construction, gav...
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Lyari Building Disaster: What Went Wrong and the dozen fatalities
- Jul, 04, 2025
- Structural Failures Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Pakistan, Karachi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
On July 4, 2025, a five-story residential building in Karachi’s Lyari district suddenly collapsed around 10:00 a.m. local time. The incident resulted in at least 16 confirmed fatalities and over a do...
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George Collapse Tragedy Final Report: A Grim Reminder of Regulatory Lapses in Construction
- May, 06, 2025
- Structural Failures Forensics Forensic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- South Africa
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
In May 2024, the collapse of a five-story residential development in George, South Africa, marked one of the country's most devastating construction failures, resulting in the loss of 34 lives. Inve...
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