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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...

Structural instability leads to roof collapse at Grafton construction site

A partial roof collapse at a construction site in the Town of Grafton resulted in injuries to three workers. The incident occurred while teams were securing wooden roof trusses on a storage condomini...

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...

HS2 halts London tunnel construction after serious site safety incident

Construction across the London tunnels section of the HS2 project has been temporarily suspended after a serious safety incident on September 29 at the Green Park Way ventilation shaft in west London...

El Segundo refinery fire controlled as officials investigate cause and air impacts

A late-evening explosion and fire on 2 October 2025 at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery generated flames visible across the South Bay and a strong pressure wave reported by nearby residents. The blaze o...

Pool Deck Initiation and Progressive Collapse Path on the Surfside, Florida, Condo Building

Federal investigators report that the 2021 partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside likely initiated in the pool deck rather than the tower superstructure. Based on large-scale structur...

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