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Fire breaks out at the Xintiandi office building in Tianjin, China
- Aug, 22, 2023
- General Civil Damage (Structural) Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- China, Tianjin
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Xintiandi Building, a high-rise office structure located in Tianjin, China, was engulfed in flames on Tuesday, August 22. Furthermore, Xintiandi consists of 27 floors and two underground levels....
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Construction crane’s boom collapses on building in New York City
- Jul, 26, 2023
- General Construction General Civil Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A construction crane’s boom collapsed on a nearby building after it caught on fire on Wednesday, July 26. The crane was located on a construction site, at 10th Avenue, between 41st and 42nd streets...
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Fire broke out at Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge subway station
- Apr, 25, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil Underground Structures News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Canada, Toronto
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Footage has emerged, showing a fire breaking out at the Bloor-Yonge subway station in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday, April 25. Furthermore, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. and fire crews dashed...
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At least 20 under-construction homes destroyed by fire in Vaughan, Ontario
- Apr, 12, 2023
- Construction Management Other Structural General Construction General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Canada, Vaughan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A massive fire destroyed at least 20 $2-million-houses of a new under-construction development in Vaughan, Ontario, on Wednesday. The fire started around 1 p.m., local time, on Wednesday and took a...
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Scooter battery caused 5-alarm fire in the Bronx
- Mar, 04, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Other Structural News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, New York
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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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