Monday, September 1, 2014

2014 - AUG - Infrastructure Collapse




2014-08-31 - Staircase collapses at residential building in Kolkata (India), people trapped:
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Residents-Feared-Trapped-in-Building-After-Staircase-Collapse/2014/08/31/article2407704.ece
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/residents-feared-trapped-in-building-after-staircase-collapse-114083100687_1.html
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/at-least-45-people-rescued-after-building-staircase-collapse/articleshow/41410768.cms

2014-08-29 - Dam collapses in Bogra (Bangladesh), 150 villages flooded:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2014/aug/29/30-villages-inundated-dam-collapses-bogra

Quote: "The officials are apprehending that at least 2,000,000 people will be marooned because of the embankment collapse."

2014-08-28 - Bridge under construction collapses over the River Mahanadi near Banki (India), 11 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20140828-45056-IND
http://odishasuntimes.com/82439/eleven-injured-odisha-bridge-collapse/

2014-08-27 - Four-story church building, almost completed, collapses in Abia (Nigeria):
http://allafrica.com/stories/201408281031.html
http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/08/four-storey-church-building-collapses-abia/

2014-08-27 - Lifeguard building collapses into the ocean at coastal Point Mugu (California):
http://abc7.com/news/lifeguard-building-collapses-at-point-mugu/284367/

2014-08-25 - Building partially collapses in the West End in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2014/08/25/building-collapse-west-end/14560853/
http://www.fox19.com/story/26362005/building-collapses-in-the-west-end
http://www.wlwt.com/news/city-will-have-to-bring-down-building-after-partial-collapse/27714178
http://www.700wlw.com/articles/local-news-119585/west-end-building-collapse-12703156/

2014-08-25 - Building partially collapses in Beltzhoover area of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/building-partially-collapses-beltzhoover/ng8RM/

2014-08-25 - Building partially collapses at Hospital Hill, Dawlish (Britain):
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/crews-called-building-collapse/story-22816746-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/crews-called-building-collapse-Dawlish/story-22819872-detail/story.html
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=30148&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/Firefighters-called-reports-building-collapse/story-22816804-detail/story.html

2014-08-22 - Building partially collapses in Ellicott City (Maryland):
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/workers-escape-partial-building-collapse-in-howard-county/27682010
http://www.wbal.com/article/109381/3/building-collapses-in-ellicott-city

2014-08-22 - Bridge over the River Jurantee collapses, truck falls in, near Bagrakote (India), 2 injured:
http://freepressjournal.in/two-injured-in-bridge-collapse/
http://www.ptinews.com/news/5059106_Two-injured-in-bridge-collapse-.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-injured-in-bridge-collapse-114082200285_1.html

2014-08-20 - Building collapses onto car on Court Street in Pekin (Illinois), near the Illinois River:
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/story/d/story/building-collapse-in-pekin/42130/0ook-jrgvE2YO-EVO7_VnA
http://www.cinewsnow.com/home/pekin-wall-collapse-272167221.html

2014-08-19 - Power outage takes subways offline in Santiago (Chile):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20140821-44991-CHL

2014-08-18 - Building collapses near Johannesburg (South Africa), 9+ killed, several injured:
http://citizen.co.za/230234/alberton-building-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-9/
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3535435.shtml
http://www.citypress.co.za/news/search-continues-east-rand-house-collapse/
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2014/08/18/eight-killed-in-johannesburg-building-collapse
http://news.yahoo.com/building-collapse-kills-five-south-africa-111023583.html
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/south-africa-killed-building-collapse-25022030

2014-08-18 - Power outage hits coastal Adelaide (Australia), 11000 homes go dark:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20140818-44957-AUS

2014-08-17 - Bridge collapses in La Fortuna (Costa Rica), 7 injured:
http://www.eturbonews.com/49251/tourists-injured-costa-rica-bridge-collapse
http://world.einnews.com/article__detail/219131935?lcode=gH8JTnD2Rwv7zmehxA2pUkRpH5u3fsAOcBNRQmYBpYg%3D

2014-08-16 - School building partially collapses in Monkombu in coastal Kerala State (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/school-building-collapses-none-hurt/article6325154.ece

2014-08-14 - Halfway house partially collapses in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Partial-Building-Collapse-in-Fairmount-271284371.html

2014-08-14 - Bridge under construction collapses in coastal Tyre (Lebanon), 3 injured:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-14/267214-bridge-collapse-in-tyre-injures-three.ashx
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/143237-3-wounded-in-collapse-of-under-construction-bridge-in-tyre

2014-08-14 - River bridge collapses in Himachal Pradesh (India), 3 killed:
http://www.ubalert.com/joNb
http://www.aninews.in/videogallery2/26784-bridge-collapse-kills-three-in-himachal-pradesh.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/aug/14/bridge-collapse-india-kills-three-people-video
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/tv/bridge-collapse-kills-three-in-himachal-pradesh-19858

2014-08-13 - Bridge over the Ratu River partially collapses in Nepal:
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=80908

2014-08-11 - Vacant mill building collapses in Williamston (South Carolina):
http://www.wyff4.com/news/fire-chief-large-mill-building-collapses/27416358

2014-08-11 - Six-story building collapses just outside Bangkok (Thailand), 3 killed, 17 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20140811-44884-THA

2014-08-10 - Power outage hits near the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque (New Mexico), 2000 homes go dark:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3528811.shtml

2014-08-08 - Building under construction collapses in Williston (Vermont), 4 injured:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/08/08/williston-collapse-inquiry-continues/13805617/
http://www.1800law1010.com/four-injured-in-williston-building-collapse/

2014-08-08 - Home partially collapses in St. Louis (Missouri), near the Mississippi River:
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/08/partial-building-collapse-enright/13809787/
http://st-louis-missouri.yourlocalnews.us/?zfcategory=KSDK%205&zftitle=Partial+building+collapse+on+Enright

2014-08-08 - Two-story building collapses in Vadodara (India), girl killed, boy injured:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/vadodara-girl-killed-in-building-collapse/

2014-08-07 - Church collapses during TV broadcast in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://globalnews.ca/news/1499737/watch-building-collapse-caught-on-camera-during-tv-interview/
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/city-officials-monitoring-as-church-stabilizes-collapsed-building
http://www.kctv5.com/story/26233844/crews-work-to-stabilize-portions-of-church-standing-after-collapse
http://kfor.com/2014/08/08/church-partially-collapses-during-vacation-bible-school-with-44-children-inside/

Note: Nice timing. The church was in the background while they were filming and then it suddenly collapsed...

2014-08-06 - Mysterious power failure cripples Britain's Halley Research Station in Antarctica:
http://blogs.nature.com/news/2014/08/science-shut-down-at-crippled-uk-antarctic-base.html

2014-08-03 - Bridge collapses in Placentia (Canada):
http://ntv.ca/bridge-collapse/
http://news.ca.msn.com/local/newfoundland/placentia-lift-bridge-out-of-service-following-collapse
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/placentia-lift-bridge-out-of-service-following-collapse-1.2726549

2014-08-02 - Vacant building partially collapses in Shenandoah (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pahomepage.com/story/d/story/building-collapse-forces-people-from-homes/24528/lsum15XvD0eneKoZbQK6gw
http://www.wfmz.com/news/shenandoah-building-collapse/27290462
http://newsinpenn.com/several-people-out-of-their-homes-after-shenandoah-building-collapse/

2014-08-02 - Vacant building partially collapses in Trenton (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/08/no_injuries_reported_in_partial_building_collaspe_in_trenton.html

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