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Five-story apartment building collapses in Teruel, Spain, shortly after evacuation

A five-story apartment building, home to 21 families, in the city of Teruel, Spain, collapsed on Tuesday, June 14, and was caught on video. Furthermore, a tenant had warned the authorities about cra...

Fire caused the collapse of a section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia

Philadelphia officials stated on Sunday morning that a section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia collapsed following a fire that erupted underneath the highway caused by a tanker truck. No injuries...

Morocco Building Collapse: at least two fatalities

According to local officials, a textile building in Tit Mellil, located in the Casablanca-Settat region, experienced a partial collapse, resulting in the loss of two lives and serious injuries to fiv...

An under-construction bridge in India has experienced its second collapse in a year: no fatalities

The collapse of a section of an under-construction bridge over the Ganges River has prompted an investigation by the government of an Indian state. This incident marks the second collapse of the stru...

Water main pipeline burst causes heavy damage in Guahati, India

A water main pipeline burst in the city of Guwahati, in the state of Assam, India, on May 25. The pipeline appears to have been operating under heavy high pressure, as the water can be seen on video...

Construction crane’s boom falls on metro train in Taichung, Taiwan

A construction crane’s boom fell from the top of a building on a moving metro train in Taichung, Taiwan, on May 10, around 12.29 p.m. More specifically, the crane was reported as being dismantled fr...

Brazil building collapse: at least 6 fatalities

Authorities reported that the collapse of an apartment building in the northeastern Brazilian city of Olinda caused at least six fatalities. The collapse occurred on Thursday night in the Jardim Atlâ...

An under construction Bailey bridge over the Bheri river collapsed: two fatalities and seven injuries

An under construction Bailey bridge that was being constructed across the Thuli Bheri river in Tallubagar of Jajarkot district collapsed on Thursday, causing four fatalities and seven injuries; three...

A parking garage collapsed in Manhattan: one fatality

A parking garage, which was a four-story building located on Ann Street in Lower Manhattan, collapsed on Tuesday. The collapse caused the death of one person and the injury of five others; four of th...

Bridge collapse in Colombia: 2 fatalities, 15 people injured

Authorities in Colombia are investigating the reason behind a bridge collapse in the western part of the country that killed two police officers. Four trucks fell into the void during the incident, r...

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