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Deadly apartment building collapse exposes on-going structural safety risks in northern Lebanon

Rescue teams continued search and recovery operations on Sunday after a multi-storey residential building collapsed in the Bab al-Tabbaneh neighbourhood of Tripoli, northern Lebanon, killing at least...

Sectional removal planned for collapsed spans of Spey Viaduct

Moray Council has confirmed plans to remove the collapsed spans of the historic Spey Viaduct from the River Spey in sections, allowing a detailed investigation into the structure’s failure in Decemb...

Excessive ice load causes structural failure in downtown Benton commercial building

A building collapse in downtown Benton on Wednesday afternoon has caused significant structural damage and prompted a multi-agency emergency response, following days of heavy snow and ice accumulatio...

Tripoli fatal building collapse renews warnings over unsafe structures

A deadly building collapse struck the Qoubbeh district of Tripoli in the early hours of Saturday, 24 January 2026, when a five-storey residential building and an adjacent three-storey structure faile...

Steel factory blast in inner Mongolia kills nine, dozens Injured

The death toll from an explosion at a steel manufacturing facility in northern China has risen to nine, with one person still missing, according to state media reports on 20 January 2026. The blast o...

Paris apartment floor collapse injures 19 during birthday celebration

A birthday celebration in a fifth-floor apartment in Paris’s 11th arrondissement ended abruptly early on 18 January 2026 when the apartment floor collapsed into the level below. The incident occurred...

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...

Bridge collapse during demolition injures three workers in wheeling

A bridge undergoing demolition in Wheeling, West Virginia collapsed on the afternoon of January 7, 2026, injuring three construction workers and highlighting the risks associated with ageing infrastr...

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...

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