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Construction Site Inferno: Fire Hazards in Large-Scale Projects Exposed

A devastating fire at a luxury hotel construction site in Busan, South Korea, has raised critical concerns about fire safety in large-scale construction projects. The blaze, which broke out on the fi...

Bridge Collapse in Peru: Structural Failure Sends Bus Crashing into River

A tragic accident unfolded in northern Peru when a 60-meter-long bridge collapsed, sending a double-decker bus and a car plunging into a river. The incident occurred near Chancay, along the Panameric...

Civil Engineering News Recap of January 2025

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of January 2025. Namely, these were: 1) Ch...

Delhi’s Burari Collapse: Tragedy Strikes an Under-Construction Site

On the evening of January 27, 2025, tragedy struck Delhi's Burari area when a newly constructed four-story building collapsed, leaving several individuals trapped under the debris. The incident, whic...

Tilted Structure in Kolkata, the Inferior Materials and Red Flags on Construction Standards

In a densely populated area of Kolkata, a four-story building in Vidyasagar Colony, Ward 99, Jadavpur, tilted dangerously onto an adjacent structure on January 14, raising safety concerns and prompti...

Heritage Lost: Winter Storm Claims 175-year-old Ravenscourt Grade II Listed Building

The brutal winter storm sweeping through the UK and Europe has claimed its latest victim: the 175-year-old Ravenscourt, a Grade II listed building on the Isle of Wight. The Italianate-style villa, p...

Rescue and Reflection: Structural Collapse at Kannauj Railway Station

A tragic structural collapse at the under-construction terminal of Kannauj Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India, highlighted the critical importance of safety in construction. On January 11, 2025,...

Civil Engineering News Recap of December 2024

You can now find TheCivilEngineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting civil engineering news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) M...

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway Tragedy: Fatal Tunnel Collapse Sparks Investigation

Tragedy struck on Saturday when a worker lost their life following a partial collapse at an under-construction tunnel on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan's Kota district. Three other workers...

Cairo’s Deadly Building Collapse: 8 Dead, Safety in Question

On December 10, 2024, a six-story apartment building in Cairo’s Waili neighborhood collapsed, claiming the lives of at least eight residents and leaving three others injured. Constructed in the 1960s...