Sunday, February 1, 2015

2015 - JAN - Infrastructure Collapse




2015-01-01 - Church collapses in Burera District (Rwanda), 4 killed, 24 injured:
http://www.punchng.com/news/four-killed-in-rwanda-church-collapse/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2015-01/02/c_133891955.htm
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=1097471
http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/four-killed-in-rwanda-church-collapse
http://www.brudirect.com/0-world/international-headlines/item/15962-four-worshipers-killed-in-rwanda-church-collapse

2015-01-02 - Building partially collapses in coastal Stone Town, Zanzibar (Tanzania), 3 injured:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201501030094.html
http://www.dailynews.co.tz/index.php/local-news/40010-three-cheat-death-after-les-building-collapse
http://www.africanewshub.com/news/2466321-three-cheat-death-after-isles-building-collapse

2015-01-02 - Home collapses in coastal Kingston (Jamaica):
http://loopjamaica.com/2015/01/02/latest-jamaica-news-section-of-building-collapses-in-downtown-kingston/

2015-01-03 - Huge 80-meter-tall (250 feet) wind turbine collapses in County Tyrone (Ireland):
http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/80m-tall-wind-turbine-collapses-in-tyrone-656655.html

2015-01-03 - Bridge over canal under construction collapses in Mayyil (India), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/worker-killed-as-bridge-collapses/article6753124.ece

2015-01-03 - Sewer main collapses in San Antonio (Texas), 100,000 gallons of sewer water released:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20150104-46540-USA

2015-01-04 - Residential building collapses in Nairobi (Kenya), at least 2 killed, several injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20150105-46552-KEN
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/die-building-collapses-kenya-27999100
http://www.independent.ie/world-news/2-killed-in-kenya-building-collapse-30882450.html
http://kdhnews.com/news/ap/die-after-another-building-collapses-in-kenya/article_60f64b49-853f-594d-8bee-8d3d645fbebb.html
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/article5433093.html
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/662277/high-rise-building-collapses-in-nairobi
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-2896534/At-one-dead-Nairobi-high-rise-building-collapse.html
http://ntv.nation.co.ke/news2/topheadlines/high-rise-building-collapses-in-huruma-nairobi/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/11324868/Kenyan-building-collapse-kills-oneothes-trapped.html

2015-01-04 - Building collapses in Wrexham (Britain):
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/road-reopened-wrexham-after-building-8381897
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-30678198
http://www.wrexham.com/news/town-centre-building-collapses-road-51234.html
http://www.itv.com/news/wales/story/2015-01-04/emergency-services-at-scene-of-building-collapse/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30684486

2015-01-04 - Marble mine collapses in Ziarat (Pakistan), at least 12 killed:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20150104-46543-PAK

2015-01-05 - Bridge collapses 10 days after opening on the island of Sicily (Italy):
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11325731/Sicily-bridge-collapses-10-days-after-opening.html
http://www.singaporenews.sg/global/sicily-bridge-collapses-10-days-after-opening/
http://breaking.gotnewswire.com/news/sicily-bridge-collapses-10-days-after-opening

Quote: "This is not the first time a bridge has collapsed in Sicily. In July last year, the Petrusa bridge, which was part of a highway in the region near Agrigento, collapsed while three cars were travelling across it."

2015-01-06 - Building partially collapses onto street in Butte (Montana):
http://www.kxlf.com/news/apartment-building-deemed-unsafe-after-wall-collapse/

2015-01-07 - Hotel under construction partially collapses near Creek Road in Blue Ash (Ohio):
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/scanners/2015/01/06/unfinished-blue-ash-hotel-suffers-partial-collapse/21374019/

2015-01-08 - Silo collapses at Riverside Industrial Complex in Bristol Township (Pennsylvania), 1 missing, presumed dead:
http://6abc.com/news/worker-trapped-after-silo-collapses-in-bristol-twp/466718/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Bucks-County-Warehouse-Collapses-Bristol-287888281.html
http://6abc.com/news/family-ids-worker-presumed-dead-after-silo-collapse-in-bristol-twp/466718/
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20150108/worker-presumed-dead-in-bristol-silo-collapse
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/news/state/pa/worker-presumed-dead-in-bristol-township-silo-collapse/article_421f23fa-53f1-558c-9d15-f9de0990b842.html

Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...

2015-01-09 - Airport hanger collapses in Sao Paulo (Brazil), plane crushed:
http://www.independent.ie/videos/world-news/video-airport-hanger-collapses-in-sao-paulo-crushing-plane-30895243.html
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ecy74_airport-hanger-collapses-in-sao-paulo-crushing-plane_news
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/today/airport-hanger-collapses-in-sao-paulo-crushing-plane/vp-7645752a-b674-4a9f-9cbc-f86c944481e9
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uDsdsrJUgM

2015-01-11 - Building partially collapses in coastal Alexandria (Egypt), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201501121485.html
http://staytunedafrica.org/2015/01/11/woman-killed-in-alexandria-building-collapse-mena/
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/120081/Egypt/Politics-/Woman-killed-in-partial-building-collapse-in-Alexa.aspx
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/120081/NewsContentPrint/1/0/120081/Egypt/0/Woman-killed-in-partial-building-collapse-in-Alexa.aspx

2015-01-12 - Building partially collapses in Sturgeon Bay (Wisconsin):
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/door-co/news/2015/01/12/partial-collapse-bayside-bargains/21664327/

2015-01-13 - Building partially collapses, truck crushed, in coastal Brooklyn (New York):
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/27835079/partial-building-collapse-in-brooklyn
http://www.fox4news.com/story/27835079/partial-building-collapse-in-brooklyn
http://nyc.suntimes.com/nyc-news/7/86/84444/partial-building-collapse-in-brooklyn-new-york-news
http://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/new-york/partial-building-collapse-in-brooklyn/

2015-01-13 - Bridge collapses in Kaliningrad (Russia), 4 killed:
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/4-killed-in-kaliningrad-bridge-collapse/514312.html
http://v7news.com/the-bridge-collapsed-in-kaliningrad-due-to-the-aging-structure-first-on-breaking-news-life/
http://russiannewsonline.blogspot.com/2015/01/bridge-collapse-in-kaliningrad.html
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=91e_1421174904

2015-01-14 - Newly-built wedding hall collapses in Lahore (Pakistan), 7 killed, including bride:
http://www.newswala.com/International-News/lahore-wedding-hall-collapse-kills-seven-126035.html
http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/lahore-wedding-hall-collapse-kills-seven_1530028.html
http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/14-Jan-2015/rain-triggered-cave-in-kills-bride-among-seven-in-lahore
http://www.demotix.com/news/6655097/bride-amongst-seven-dead-marriage-hall-roof-collapse-lahore#media-6655052

2015-01-16 - Airport hangar under construction collapses at airport in Morristown (New Jersey), 2 injured:
http://7online.com/news/2-injured-when-airport-hangar-under-construction-collapses-in-morristown/478620/
http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2015/01/worker_injured_when_airport_hangar_under_construct.html
http://patch.com/new-jersey/morristown/two-injured-hangar-collapse-morristown-airport-0

2015-01-16 - Ceiling partially collapses at church in Hilington (Britain), the Queen decides not to visit:
http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/ceiling-collapse-in-hilington-church-prevents-queen-s-visit-1-6524385
http://www.newseast.org.uk/news/ceiling-collapse-in-hilington-church-prevents-queens-visit

Note: Can't blame her!

2015-01-18 - Power outage cancels 11 trains through the Chunnel, a day after a tractor trailer fire shut it down:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20150118-46713-OTH
http://news.sky.com/story/1410423/eurotunnel-fire-delays-continue-for-third-day
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/18/eurostar-passengers-stranded-hour-vehicle-fire-delay

Quote: "A day after suspending trains running between the United Kingdom and France due to a lorry fire, Eurostar was once again forced to cancel 11 trains on Sunday over a power outage. 'Eurotunnel experienced new power supply problems this morning which meant that both tunnels were again closed for two hours,' a message on Eurostar's website read."

2015-01-19 - I-75 bridge collapses in Cincinnati (Ohio), 1 killed, 1 lightly injured:
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/01/19/bridge-collapse-75-south/22031429/
http://www.wthr.com/story/27888489/one-killed-in-i-75-bridge-collapse-in-cincinnati
http://www.kentucky.com/2015/01/19/3650601_report-1-dead-1-injured-in-overpass.html
http://www.wtae.com/national/cincinnati-bridge-collapses-at-least-1-dead/30807794
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/01/19/southbound-i-75-closed-after-major-bridge-collapse/22031819/
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2015/01/20/22033735/
http://www.cincinnati.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/01/19/old-hopple-street-bridge-collapse/22032789/
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Overpass-Bridge-Collapse-on-I-75-Kills-One-Injures-Another-in-Cincinnati-289107391.html
http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/top-news/report-1-dead-1-injured-in-overpass-collapse-in-ci/njrgC/

2015-01-19 - Oil pipeline ruptures, 50,000 gallons of oil spills into the Yellowstone River near Crane (Montana):
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/20/us/yellowstone-river-spill/index.html
http://www.mediacomtoday.com/news/read/category/Health/article/the_associated_press-cancercausing_agent_detected_in_water_after_pipeli-ap

Quote: "Residents in nearby cities were told not to drink the tap water, which some said smelled like diesel. The massive oil spill happened when the 12-inch pipeline, which crosses the Yellowstone River, ruptured Saturday about 5 miles upstream from Glendive, Montana's Department of Environmental Quality said."

2015-01-19 - Ceiling collapses at private school in Chelsea area of coastal London (Britain), 7 lightly injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-30878929
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/children-taken-to-hospital-after-ceiling-collapses-at-chelsea-school-9987683.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/children-injured-as-ceiling-collapses-during-morning-assembly-at-chelsea-school-9987708.html

2015-01-19 - Warehouse under construction partially collapses near coastal Manila (Philippine Islands), 11 killed, 4 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20150120-46728-PHL
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2015-01/20/content_19359024.htm
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/accidents-general-photos/eleven-workers-dead-in-wall-collapse-in-philippines-photos-51747077
http://www.thenewage.co.za/149412-1020-53-Eight_workers_dead_in_wall_collapse_in_Philippines

2015-01-19 - In separate incidents, wall and ceiling collapse at buildings in coastal Mumbai (India), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Labourer-killed-2-injured-in-slab-wall-collapses/articleshow/45936327.cms

2015-01-20 - Steel beam showing cracks on Hackensack River bridge between East Rutherford and Secaucus (New Jersey):
http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-closes-lane-on-route-3-bridge-over-hackensack-river-1.1231082

Quote: "Pressure to replenish New Jersey’s transportation fund grew yet again Wednesday afternoon, as the state Transportation Department partially closed the busy Route 3 eastbound bridge over the Hackensack River just before rush hour, citing new test results that revealed cracks in a steel beam that supports the span."

2015-01-20 - I-40 bridge crumbling in Del City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2015/01/20/crumbling-metro-bridge-causes-traffic-delays-for-drivers/

Quote: "I-40 eastbound in the Del City area was narrowed to one lane as crews raced to fix an area on the S.E. 15th bridge that was literally crumbling."

2015-01-21 - Pipeline leaks millions of gallons of saltwater and unknown amount of oil into Missouri River near Williston (Idaho):
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/us-usa-north-dakota-spill-idUSKBN0KV1ZR20150122
http://www.sott.net/article/291726-Oil-pipeline-leak-causes-saltwater-and-crude-oil-to-spill-into-Missouri-river

Quote: "Nearly 3 million gallons of saltwater and an unknown quantity of crude oil have leaked from a North Dakota pipeline into a creek that feeds the Missouri River, by far the largest spill of its kind in the state's history, officials said."

2015-01-21 - Four-story building collapses in Delhi (India), 10 people pulled from the rubble:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/fourstoreyed-building-collapses-in-delhi/article6807683.ece
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/four-storeyed-building-collapses-in-northeast-delhi-no-casualties/
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/building-collapses-in-delhi-s-gautampuri-many-feared-trapped-651613?curl=1421836829
http://www.hindustantimes.com/newdelhi/four-storeyed-building-collapses-in-northeast-delhi-no-casualties/article1-1309047.aspx
http://www.sakshipost.com/index.php/news/national/52350-four-storeyed-building-collapses-in-northeast-delhi,-no-casualties.html

2015-01-21 - Roof collapses at building under construction in Lahore (Pakistan), 1 killed:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-5-297379-Labourer-dies-in-roof-collapse

2015-01-22 - Bridge under construction collapses in Willits (California), 3+ injured:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/home/3422794-181/willits-highway-101-bypass-structure
http://wn.ktvu.com/story/27920708/bridge-collapses-in-mendocino-county-injures-at-least-3-workers
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3422794-181/at-least-3-people-sent
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3426761-181/search-begins-for-clues-to
http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/news/willits-bypass-project-haulted-after-accident/30871634
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5KRV9Nka1g

Note: Can't even get bridges built before they collapse nowadays!

2015-01-22 - Bridge crumbling away, road closed, near Tolono (Illinois):
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/story/d/story/road-closed-for-crumbling-bridge/29098/wvl5MQnywkKZ1m609HOg5Q

2015-01-23 - Five-story building collapses in Dakahlia Governorate (Egypt), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/building-collapse-kills-1-injures-4-in-egypt/15939168
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/building-collapse-kills-1-injures-4-in-egypt-115012400062_1.html
http://www.thestatesman.net/news/101864-building-collapse-kills-one-injures-four-in-egypt.html
http://thenewsly.com/building-collapse-kills-1-injures-4-in-egypt/

2015-01-24 - Parking garage collapses, snow plow truck falls in, in Secaucus (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/hoboken/hudson-county-parking-deck-collapses-snow-0
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/01/parking_garage_collapses_snowplow_driver_involved.html
http://newjersey.news12.com/multimedia/truck-crushed-in-parking-deck-collapse-1.9842128
http://www.northjersey.com/news/cause-of-collapse-of-secaucus-parking-garage-deck-under-investigation-1.1254366
http://www.themonitor.com/news/us_news/snowplow-driver-escapes-injury-when-parking-garage-collapses/article_83ea50b0-d8bf-5579-9135-5981c743a7bf.html

2015-01-24 - Church building collapses in coastal Accra (Ghana):
http://www.starrfmonline.com/1.1967242

2015-01-24 - Bridge collapses under truck in Zhejiang Province (China):
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/truck-causes-dramatic-bridge-collapse/vp-AA8xvBI
http://uk.gotnewswire.com/news/truck-causes-dramatic-bridge-collapse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alh0HfZFJeE

2015-01-25 - Deck collapses at building in coastal San Francisco (California), 3 injured:
http://sfappeal.com/2015/01/three-injured-after-excelsior-district-deck-collapse/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/3-People-Injured-After-Deck-Collapsed-in-San-Francisco-Excelsior-District-289748951.html

2015-01-25 - Mosque dome collapses in coastal East Java (Indonesia), 1 killed, 6 injured:
http://asianbuzz.tk/2015/01/girl-dies-in-east-java-mosque-dome-collapse/

2015-01-26 - Morrison Bridge over the Willamette River shows cracks in Portland (Oregon):
http://koin.com/2015/01/26/video-shows-large-cracks-in-morrison-bridge/

2015-01-26 - School ceiling partially collapses in coastal Peterhead (Scotland):
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/peterhead/470143/peterhead-school-closes-ceiling-starts-collapse/

2015-01-27 - Clothing store partially collapses in Center City area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 3+ injured:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20150128_3_injured_in_partial_collapse_at_Center_City_store.html
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/partial-store-roof-collapse-philadelphia-injures-28531392
http://6abc.com/news/fallen-bricks-crash-through-center-city-lululemon-store/493367/
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/1-Hurt-in-Roof-Collapse-at-Lululemon-Store-in-Center-City-289968501.html
http://www.fox4news.com/story/27954433/multiple-injuries-in-roof-collapse-at-center-city-clothing-store
http://6abc.com/news/investigation-begins-into-collapse-at-lululemon/494573/

2015-01-27 - Hotel under construction collapses in coastal Pattaya (Thailand), 3 injured:
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Cambodian-workers-injured-in-building-collapse-in--30252805.html

2015-01-28 - Walkway collapses at sugar mill in South Bay (Florida), 2+ injured:
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/reports-of-walkway-collapse-at-south-bay-okeelanta/njyTH/

2015-01-29 - Facade at library collapses, destroys two vehicles, in West Orange (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/01/west_orange_library_facade_partly_collapses_no_one.html

2015-01-29 - School building under construction collapses in Jiangxi (China), 1 killed, 16+ injured:
http://shanghaiist.com/2015/01/29/one_construction_worker_was_killed.php
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-01/29/c_133954758.htm
http://www.chinadailyasia.com/nation/2015-01/29/content_15220972.html

2015-01-29 - Building under construction collapses in Delhi (India), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/one-dead-three-hurt-in-delhi-building-collapse/article6835938.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/news/Building-collapse-in-New-Delhi-injures-three-kills-one/videoshow/46055782.cms
http://www.business-standard.com/video-gallery/general/building-collapse-in-new-delhi-injures-three-kills-one-16697.htm
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-one-dead-three-injured-after-building-collapse/525418-3-244.html

2015-01-30 - Four homes partially collapse, deemed unsafe, in Hamilton Township (New Jersey):
http://www.trentonian.com/general-news/20150130/three-displaced-after-four-hamilton-homes-collapse

2015-01-30 - Bridge collapses near Ramona (Oklahoma), 1 injured:
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/washington-county-worker-injured-bridge-collapse/nj2GH/
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/19366/5585373

2015-01-30 - Wall collapses in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 1 killed:
http://www.banglanews24.com/en/fullnews/bn/105850.html

2015-01-31 - Effluent tank collapses at tannery near Vellore (India), 10 killed:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-10-tannery-workers-killed-as-effluent-tank-collapses/article1-1312220.aspx
http://holidays-in-india.vino-con-vista.net/news/10-workers-killed-as-a-wall-collapses-at-a-waste-treatment-plant-in-tamil-nadu-india-today

2015-01-31 - Building collapses in Wadi (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Portion-of-old-building-collapses-in-Wadi/articleshow/46076623.cms
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/01/31/Portion_of_old_building_collapses_in_Wadi/

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