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Scooter battery caused 5-alarm fire in the Bronx
- Mar, 04, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
An electric scooter’s lithium-ion battery explosion resulted in a 5-alarm fire in the Bronx, NYC on Sunday. The scooter was parked inside the rear part of a single-level grocery store when its bat...
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Freight train derailed in Ohio
- Mar, 04, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Environmental Engineering Other News
- United States, Ohio, Springfield
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 212-car Norfolk Southern freight train derailed near Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday, February 4. The incident took place around 5 p.m. and involved 28 cars, which included four tankers carrying n...
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Head-on train crash in Greece
A high-speed, head-on collision between a freight train and a passenger train took place in Greece late on Tuesday, which caused carriages to derail and catch on fire. The passenger train, Inter C...
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First ‘supertall’ tower in Austin – perhaps the tallest building in Texas
Plans are underway for what would be the first “supertall” building in Austin and perhaps the tallest building in Texas. In a recent LinkedIn p Plans are underway for what would be the first “super...
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Australian landslide: two fatalities and two others critically injured
Two members of a British family have died and two others are critically injured from a landslide while they were hiking on holiday in Australia. The Two members of a British family have died and two...
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Building collapse south of Indianapolis: 2 workers injured
A building under construction collapsed, injuring at least two construction workers, authorities said. The building was under construction in the t A building under construction collapsed, injuring...
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Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Floods and landslides kill eight, thirteen missing
Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and landslides across Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state, killing at least 8 people including six children Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and la...
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New Caledonia: tsunami warning passes after a 7.0 magnitude earthquakes
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck east of the French territory of New Caledonia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering tsunami warnin A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck east of the Fre...
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Azuay Province, Ecuador landslide: at least four fatalities, houses destroyed
At least four fatalities after heavy rain in southern Ecuador triggered floods and landslides in Azuay Province on 27 March 2022. Floods and landsl At least four fatalities after heavy rain in sout...
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Lake Williams dam construction is expected to start on April
York Water Co.'s Lake Williams Dam is set to be renovated throughout the end of this year and through much of 2023. “The existing earth dam, buil York Water Co.'s Lake Williams Dam is set to be ren...
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