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Lightning strike causes explosion in Oxfordshire recycling plant
- Oct, 02, 2023
- General Civil Landfill Engineering Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom, Cassington
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A lightning strike caused an explosion at a food waste recycling plant, which lit up Oxfordshire’s night sky on the evening of Monday, October 2. Furthermore, the event took place at the Cassington...
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Natural gas explosion levels Illinois house
- Jul, 01, 2023
- General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News Other Structural
- United States, Illinois, Lisle
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A house in Lisle, Illinois, was completely destroyed after an explosion that occurred on Saturday, July 1st. According to the DuPage Country Sheriff’s Office, the explosion was caused by natural gas,...
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Gas explosion damages 5 buildings in San Francisco
Four residential buildings and a restaurant were damaged by flames after a gas explosion in San Francisco. The incident occurred in the city of Inner Richmond on February 6, 2019. Fortunately, no o...
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Apartment building collapse in Russia: 39 people dead
An apartment building in the city of Magnitogorsk, located 1400 km southeast of Moscow, partially collapsed causing 39 fatalities. An apartment building in the city of Magnitogorsk, located 1400...
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Siberia: Scientists to investigate giant crater formation
Four new craters in the Siberian permafrost in northern Russia are raising fears that global warming may be causing underground gas explosions. Scientists are still investigating the causes for the cr...
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