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Structural defects confirmed after partial collapse of Alberton House in Manchester

A partial collapse occurred at the demolition site of Alberton House in Manchester city centre on October 24, 2025, sending scaffolding and debris into the River Irwell. The 12-storey building, origi...

HS2 halts London tunnel construction after serious site safety incident

Construction across the London tunnels section of the HS2 project has been temporarily suspended after a serious safety incident on September 29 at the Green Park Way ventilation shaft in west London...

El Segundo refinery fire controlled as officials investigate cause and air impacts

A late-evening explosion and fire on 2 October 2025 at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery generated flames visible across the South Bay and a strong pressure wave reported by nearby residents. The blaze o...

Pool Deck Initiation and Progressive Collapse Path on the Surfside, Florida, Condo Building

Federal investigators report that the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside likely initiated in the pool deck rather than the tower superstructure. Based on large-scale structur...

Bangkok 30 storey Audit Office Collapse Attributed to Construction Defects

On March 28, 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake originating in central Myanmar caused the collapse of a 30-storey State Audit Office building under construction in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district. It was...

Building Evacuated, Then Collapses: Paceville Incident Timeline

On June 10, 2025, serious structural concerns emerged at Tania Flats in Paceville, St Julian’s. Following an inspection led by architects and authorities, including the Building and Construction Auth...

Roof Collapse at Renovated Fengyang Drum Tower Prompts Structural Oversight Review

On May 20, 2025, the roof of the Fengyang Drum Tower in Anhui Province, China, partially collapsed, shedding hundreds of roof tiles. The incident occurred just months after a major renovation project...

Bangkok Tragedy Sparks Urgent Call for Safer Structures

On March 28, 2025, a 30-storey government building in Bangkok collapsed following a powerful earthquake, prompting an ongoing emergency response led by rescue authorities. The affected structure, ho...

George Collapse Tragedy Final Report: A Grim Reminder of Regulatory Lapses in Construction

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...

Davenport’s Building Collapse: Failures, Secrets, and Lessons

On May 28, 2023, a quiet Sunday afternoon in Davenport, Iowa, was shattered when the rear wall of a six-story apartment building gave way, causing a catastrophic collapse that claimed three lives and...

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