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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...

Grain silo collapse in Illinois underscores infrastructure vigilance

A concrete grain silo at an agricultural cooperative facility collapsed, spilling an estimated 30,000 bushels of soybeans and causing significant local disruption. The structural failure occurred sho...

No survivors found after massive explosion at Tennessee explosives plant

Authorities in Tennessee have confirmed that no survivors were found following a powerful explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) plant near Bucksnort, about an hour southwest of Nashville....

Four dead after tragic six-storey building collapse in central Madrid during hotel renovation

Authorities in Madrid have confirmed the deaths of four people following the partial collapse of a six-storey building on Hileras Street, near the city’s historic Puerta del Sol. The incident occurre...

Storm Amy Triggers Building Collapse on Top of Car in Glasgow City Centre

A partial building collapse occurred in Glasgow’s city centre on Friday, October 6th, as Storm Amy brought extreme winds and heavy rainfall across Scotland. The incident took place on the Broomielaw,...

Six houses lost to the Atlantic in North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Six unoccupied homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean on October 1, 2025, as Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda stirred heavy surf offshore. The houses, once elevated on woode...

Fatal School Collapse in Indonesia Traps Dozens of Students

Rescue operations continue in East Java, Indonesia, after the collapse of the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo left dozens of students trapped beneath the rubble. The incident occurred...

Foundation Failure Triggers Building Collapse in Victoria, Gozo

On September 27, 2025, heavy rainfall in Victoria, Gozo, caused the partial collapse of several abandoned buildings along Triq Pawlu Portelli. The foundations gave way, sending the structures crashin...

Outburst Flood from Barrier Lake Destroys Highway Bridge in Hualien

Super Typhoon Ragasa delivered extreme rainfall across eastern Taiwan, where a barrier lake that had formed from earlier landslide debris on Matai’an Creek abruptly failed. The outburst flood destroy...

Building Collapse in Yaba Leaves Three Dead, Several Rescued

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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