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Fatal gas explosion triggers collapse of two buildings in Istanbul’s fatih district

A suspected natural gas explosion has led to the collapse of two adjacent buildings in Istanbul’s Fatih district, resulting in at least one fatality and multiple injuries. The incident occurred on Ma...

Nairobi’s 22-Storey collapse turns fatal as construction failures continue to repeat

A partial structural collapse at a 22-storey building under construction in Westlands, Nairobi, has triggered emergency response operations and renewed scrutiny over construction safety practices in...

Deadly apartment building collapse exposes on-going structural safety risks in northern Lebanon

Rescue teams continued search and recovery operations on Sunday after a multi-storey residential building collapsed in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, killing at least...

Sectional removal planned for collapsed spans of Spey Viaduct

Moray Council has confirmed plans to remove the collapsed spans of the historic Spey Viaduct from the River Spey in sections, allowing a detailed investigation into the structure’s failure in Decemb...

Tripoli fatal building collapse renews warnings over unsafe structures

A deadly building collapse struck the Qoubbeh district of Tripoli in the early hours of Saturday, 24 January 2026, when a five-storey residential building and an adjacent three-storey structure faile...

Partial wall collapse at Bronx demolition site triggers DOB investigation

A partial wall collapse occurred on Monday afternoon at a permitted demolition site on East Burnside Avenue in the Bronx, prompting an immediate investigation by the New York City Department of Build...

Under construction structure fails in Nairobi’s South C District, people feared trapped

A multi storey building under construction in Nairobi’s South C area collapsed in the early hours of January 2, 2026, leaving people feared trapped beneath the debris and prompting a large scale emer...

Fatal building collapses in Johannesburg and Giza trigger urgent safety investigations

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...

How Hong Kong’s high-rise fire exposed critical façade and safety failures

Hong Kong’s deadliest high-rise fire in more than seventy years unfolded across the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, where multiple towers were undergoing extensive renovation. The incident began when...

Loose wire fault identified as root cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

A detailed investigation has confirmed that a loose electrical wire aboard the container vessel involved in the 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster initiated the sequence of failures that led to t...

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