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Freight train derailed by rockslide in West Virginia, USA

A freight train was derailed due to a rockslide on Wednesday, March 8 at 4.51 a.m. near Sandstone, West Virginia. More specifically, the train mainly consisted of empty coal cars and, according to U...

Building partially collapsed twice within 8 days in Welland, Canada

A five-story, 226-unit condo suffered partial collapse twice within 8 days. More specifically, the initial collapse took place on February the 18th and a second one followed almost a week later, on F...

Passenger train derailed near Cairo, Egypt

A derailment took place on Tuesday night, when a train heading from Cairo to Menouf, a city in the Nile delta, crashed on a concrete buffer stop. More specifically, the accident took place in the...

World’s longest purpose-built pedestrian and cycle tunnel is set to open in Norway soon

The world’s longest purpose-built tunnel for bicycles and pedestrians is set to open on the 15th of April in Bergen, Norway. The Fyllingsdalen tunnel will run 2.9km long, through the Løvstakken mou...

Landslide in Ramban, India hits highway

A large landslide hit the Jammu-Srinagar highway near Seri village, in the district of Ramban, India, on the afternoon of Tuesday, March 7th. Shortly after, the highway, which at the time accommoda...

Under-construction Islamabad bridge collapses for the second time within a week

An under-construction bridge in Islamabad collapsed on Thursday, March 2 for the second time within a week. More specifically, one of the bridge’s girders tipped over and caused a domino effect, w...

Damaged water main in Nottingham, UK has water flying over houses

A large water pipe was damaged in the area of Beeston in Nottingham, UK on Tuesday afternoon. Severn Trent, the water provider responsible for the water main, stated that damage to the pipe was ca...

The tallest timber buildings in the world

Mar, 08, 2023
Wood Structures
Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org

Timber structures are rising in height around the world. Five planned or recently finished projects are presented here considering their location and their height. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 86.6m T...

Landslide in Indonesia leaves 15 dead and many missing

A landslide struck the island of Serasan in Indonesia on Monday. The island is located in the Natuna region of the Rian province, between Borneo and peninsular Malaysia and is home to 8000 people...

Scooter battery caused 5-alarm fire in the Bronx

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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