Wednesday, July 1, 2015

2015 - JUN - Infrastructure Collapse




2015-06-01 - Car showroom collapses at car dealership in Milton Keynes (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-32967568
http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/huge-car-showroom-roof-collapses-in-milton-keynes-1-6773886
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11644277/Twenty-Audis-plunge-through-roof-of-Milton-Keynes-dealership.html

2015-06-01 - Warehouse partially collapses in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://www.wltx.com/story/news/2015/06/01/part-of-columbia-building-collapses/28315405/
http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article22815108.html

2015-06-01 - Arcade roof collapses in Somerville (New Jersey):
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2015/06/yestercade_arcade_in_somerville_closed_by_partial.html

2015-06-02 - Natural gas pipeline ruptures, spews gas into the Arkansas River near Little Rock (Arkansas):
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/pipeline-arkansas-river-ruptures-releases-121842779.html

2015-06-03 - Tobin Bridge over the Mystic River crumbling, debris falls onto road, in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/06/03/pothole-debris-falls-from-top-deck-of-tobin-bridge/

2015-06-03 - Wall collapses at building site in Lyme Regis (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-32980065

2015-06-04 - Three-story residential building collapses in Kisumu (Kenya), near Lake Victoria, 5 injured, dozens trapped:
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000164501/over-30-people-trapped-as-building-collapses-in-kisumu
http://cctv-africa.com/2015/06/04/30-trapped-in-collapsed-building-in-kenya/
http://article.wn.com/view/2015/06/04/The_Counties_Over_30_people_trapped_as_building_collapse_in_/
https://www.ubalert.com/JeYb?open_ctab=1

2015-06-04 - Roof collapses in Sandton, Johannesburg (South Africa), 1 injured:
http://www.enca.com/south-africa/one-injured-sandton-city-ceiling-collapse
http://ewn.co.za/2015/06/03/Structural-collapse-at-Sandton-City

2015-06-04 - Power outage hits Cannon County and Rutherford County (Tennessee), 16,000 homes in the dark:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20150605-48540-USA

2015-06-05 - Water emergency hits Bartlett (Texas) when pump and backup pump both fail:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=UEV-20150604-48531-USA

2015-06-05 - Bridge buckles near DFW Airport (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Bridge-Buckling-Cars-Airborne-in-Fort-Worth-306185501.html

2015-06-06 - Vacant building partially collapses in York (Pennsylvania):
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Fire-crews-called-to-partial-building-collapse-145801.shtml

2015-06-07 - Building partially collapses in Laramie (Wyoming):
http://www.kgwn.tv/home/headlines/Building-Collapse-In-Laramie-306420911.html
http://billingsgazette.com/ap/state/downtown-laramie-building-partially-collapses/article_bf84f630-7c1c-5d09-8977-4fd89ec6fb8d.html
http://www.topix.com/news/lottery/2015/06/1506079BSIEL
http://myinforms.com/en/a/13685593-building-collapse-in-laramie/
http://snewsi.com/id/15215319213/Building-Collapse-In-Laramie

2015-06-08 - Huge chunk of concrete collapses on side of hotel in Bloomington (Minnesota), hotel evacuated:
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/06/08/bloomington-la-quinta-inn-evacuated-after-part-of-building-collapses/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/13695832-bloomington-la-quinta-inn-evacuated-after-part-of-building-collapses/

Quote: "Guests staying at the La Quinta Inn have different descriptions of the noise that woke the hotel. 'It sounded like a bomb went off,' Mark McMillan said. 'At first, I thought it was an asteroid that hit,' Paul Jimenez said. 'I thought maybe it was explosion of some kind,' Carrie Syrstad said."

2015-06-08 - Power outage and backup failure hits train system in Toronto (Canada), more than 100,000 people affected:
http://www.sott.net/article/297587-A-power-outage-and-backup-system-failure-causes-crippling-subway-shutdown-in-Toronto
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/power-outage-caused-unacceptable-subway-shutdown-ttc-1.2411393

2015-06-08 - Power outage hits coastal San Jose (California), 10,000 homes go dark:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20150609-48585-USA

2015-06-09 - Building facade collapses in coastal Norfolk (Virginia):
http://wavy.com/2015/06/08/partial-roof-collapse-at-cure-coffeehouse/
http://hamptonroads.com/2015/06/building-facade-collapses-norfolks-freemason-neighborhood
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/norfolk/2015/06/08/crews-respond-to-partial-roof-collapse-in-downtown-norfolk/28700031/

2015-06-10 - Gas line ruptures near Unityville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/11/us-natgas-williams-transco-idUSKBN0OR1R720150611
http://seekingalpha.com/news/2576125-williams-natural-gas-pipeline-in-pennsylvania-ruptures
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-williams-natgas-pipeline-in-pennsylvania-ruptures-no-injuries-2015-6

2015-06-10 - Gas line ruptures along the Red River in Bossier Parish (Louisiana):
http://www.ksla.com/story/29281037/major-gas-line-ruptures-in-flooded-river-bluff-subdivision

2015-06-10 - Residential building collapses in Zunyi (China):
http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2015/06-10/168764.shtml
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/06/10/4082s882494.htm
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150612/world-asia/article/couple-saves-67-neighbours-building-collapse-china

2015-06-10 - Home collapses onto woman in Ibadan, Oyo State (Nigeria), 1 injured:
http://dailyafricagist.com/discussion/3977/Headlines

2015-06-11 - Church under construction collapses in Kogi (Nigeria), 5 injured:
http://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust/20150612/281638188828737/TextView
http://www.mimiubini.com/2015/06/a-10000-capacity-church-building.html
http://www.punchng.com/news/five-injured-in-kogi-church-collapse/
http://www.nigeriannewspapers.today/10000-seated-church-collapses-in-kogi-five-people-were-injured/

2015-06-11 - Pavement explodes on I-435 near or on Waldron River Road bridge in Kansas City (Missouri):
http://www.kmbc.com/news/pavement-blowout-snarls-traffic-on-i435-bridge-near-missourikansas-line/33532500

2015-06-11 - Restaurant facade collapses in Bucktown area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://abc7chicago.com/news/le-bouchon-restaurant-facade-partially-collapses-in-bucktown/779300/

2015-06-11 - Sewer line collapses in Trenton (Ohio):
http://www.19actionnews.com/story/29295885/sinkhole-opens-up-in-front-of-fire-station

2015-06-11 - Building under construction collapses in Springfield (Missouri), 3 injured:
http://www.ky3.com/news/local/three-workers-hurt-when-building-frame-collapses/21048998_33527616
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2015/06/11/building-under-construction-collapses-near-mercy-hospital/71056666/

2015-06-11 - Building under construction partially collapses onto men in coastal Chittagong (Bangladesh), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/jun/10/wall-collapse-kills-one-Chittagong

2015-06-12 - Bank drive-thru collapses in coastal Fort Myers (Florida):
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29308125/bank-drive-through-collapses-in-fort-myers

2015-06-12 - Residential building partially collapses in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Building-Collapse-Southwest-Philadelphia-Woodland-Avenue-307109871.html
http://myinforms.com/en-us/a/13825534-family-escapes-partial-building-collapse-in-southwest-philadelphia/
http://www.pennsnews.com/2015/06/family-escapes-partial-building-collapse-in-southwest-philadelphia/

2015-06-13 - Building partially collapses in Boardman (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/06/13/partial-building-collapse-in-boardman/

2015-06-13 - Building about to collapse in Lancaster (Collapsovania), street closed:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-street-closed-saturday-because-building-may-collapse/article_f19889b6-121e-11e5-a3ee-a38ef8000e13.html

2015-06-13 - Building under construction collapses in Wadgaon Burduk (India), 8 injured:
http://www.punemirror.in/pune/civic/Portion-of-under-construction-building-collapses-8-injured/articleshow/47659464.cms

2015-06-14 - Massive water-main break floods neighborhood in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/cleanup-underway-after-west-phila-water-main-break/783385/
http://6abc.com/uncategorized/photos-massive-water-main-break-in-west-phila/783430/
http://news.yahoo.com/video/cleanup-begins-afer-massive-water-141327386.html

Quote: "The first calls to emergency responders came in at 4:00 a.m. Sunday after a 36-inch main broke under North 52nd Street. Police and firefighters arrived to find water surging up from beneath the street - water that would eventually buckle the asphalt, jostle parked vehicles and quickly turn the street into a river. First responders helped residents out of their homes and away from the rising water."

2015-06-14 - Nine-story residential building collapses in Zunyi (China), 3 missing, injuries reported:
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2015-06/14/content_35816744.htm
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/06/14/4061s882963.htm
http://english.eastday.com/auto/eastday/nation/u1ai8491273.html
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/537515--building-collapse-in-chinas-southwest-kills-4
http://shanghaiist.com/2015/06/15/4_killed_in_guizhou_apartment_colla.php
http://myinforms.com/en/a/13862098-guizhou-residential-building-collapses-3-missing/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKbCUYx_Ips

2015-06-14 - Building under construction collapses at Qassim University in Buraidah (Saudi Arabia), 9 killed, 6 injured:
http://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/9-dead-6-injured-building-collapse-000000938.html

2015-06-15 - Nuclear reactor shut down due to 'electrical disturbance' in Buchanan (New York):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=NC-20150616-48692-USA
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/15/reactor-at-ny-nuke-plant-shut-down/
http://www.sott.net/article/297827-Reactor-shut-down-at-New-Yorks-Indian-Point-nuclear-power-plant-following-an-electrical-disturbance

Quote: "The cause of the electrical disturbance was not immediately known. Last month, the reactor was shut down during a transformer fire."

2015-06-15 - Building collapses in Lahore (Pakistan), 3 killed, 4 injured:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/904287/fatal-three-die-in-roof-collapse/
http://arynews.tv/en/lahore-three-killed-four-injured-as-roof-of-a-building-caves-in

2015-06-16 - Balcony collapses at residential building in coastal Berkeley (California), 6 killed, 7 injured:
http://abc30.com/news/6-dead-7-injured-in-apartment-balcony-collapse-in-berkeley-/787636/
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/five-killed-balcony-collapses-fourth-floor-berkeley-n376181
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/five-irish-citizens-killed-in-california-balcony-collapse-minister/ar-BBlcDkH

Quote: "A balcony that collapsed at an apartment complex in Berkeley has killed six young people and sent seven others to the hospital with life-threatening injuries."

2015-06-16 - Facade crumbles off building in downtown Denver (Colorado):
http://kdvr.com/2015/06/15/facade-crumbles-off-a-building-on-14th-street/
http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/06/15/building-collapse-14th-street-tremont-place/71270570/
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28317850/building-14th-street-partially-collapses-floors-being-evacuated

2015-06-16 - Cinema roof collapses onto hundreds of people in coastal Cebu City (Philippine Islands), 6 injured:
http://7online.com/news/video-six-injured-in-theater-roof-collapse-in-the-philippines/787585/
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/698670/6-hurt-as-part-of-ayala-center-cinema-ceiling-collapses-in-cebu-city
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/504566/news/regions/six-injured-in-movie-house-ceiling-collapse-at-ayala-center-in-cebu-city
http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/cinema-roof-collapse-in-philippines-six-injured-a-dreamscape-networks-event-in-cebu-city-20150616-ghp8k5.html

2015-06-17 - Building collapses in Akron (Ohio):
http://photos.cleveland.com/plain-dealer/2015/06/building_collapse_in_akron.html
http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/akron/2015/06/16/akron-building-collapse-brown-street/28799241/
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-summit/akron-warehouse-collapses-on-brown-street-damaging-home-next-door
http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/akron-authorities-investigating-vacant-building-collapse-neighboring-home-damaged-1.600675

2015-06-17 - Building partially collapses in Onancock (Virginia):
http://www.wboc.com/story/29336515/fate-of-onancock-building-unknown-after-partial-collapse
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/virginia/2015/06/16/building-collapse-onancock/28807919/

2015-06-17 - Bridge collapses an hour after train crosses it, in Huntington County (Indiana):
http://www.americanshipper.com/Main/News/Railroad_bridge_collapses_in_Indiana_60590.aspx
http://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2015/06/bridge-collapse-closes-norfolk-southern-line-in-Indiana

2015-06-18 - Building collapses on Haywood Road in West Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/building-collapses-west-asheville-21537.shtml
http://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2015/06/17/building-collapses-on-haywood-road-in-west-asheville/28889171/
http://www.wyff4.com/news/40-firefighters-responded-to-roof-collapse-in-nc/33636706

2015-06-18 - Bridge under renovation partially collapses in Ridgway (Pennsylvania), several injured:
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29363736/watch-bridge-collapses-with-workers-walking-across
http://www.local21news.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/Bridge-collapses-during-constuction-work-in-northwest-Pa--151520.shtml
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/terrifying-bridge-collapse-caught-on-camera-468306499971

2015-06-18 - Another massive water main break floods another part of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://news.yahoo.com/video/major-water-main-break-floods-213521977.html

2015-06-19 - Highway bridge over river collapses in Heyuan City (China), 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/1-killed-4-injured-as-bridge-collapse-tips-trucks-into-river/shdaily.shtml
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150620000120&cid=1103
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=288444

2015-06-19 - Rail bridge over canal collapses in coastal Chittagong (Bangladesh), 2+ tanker cars fall into canal, 3 injured:
http://www.thedailystar.net/country/3-rail-wagons-plunge-after-ctg-bridge-collapse-99718
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/06/19/97272

2015-06-19 - Sewer main collapses in Murphysboro (Illinois):
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/29362336/sinkhole-opens-in-Murphysboro

2015-06-20 - String of recent building collapses causing alarm in China:
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/19/more-tofu-buildings-string-of-collapses-causes-alarm-in-china/

2015-06-21 - Bridge over the South Sulphur River collapses near Dallas (Texas), 3 rescued:
http://www.fox4news.com/story/29372176/3-escape-from-truck-after-bridge-collapse-in-hunt-county
http://www.kcentv.com/story/29372086/bridge-collapses-in-rural-hunt-county
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/06/21/couple-rescued-in-texas-bridge-collapse/29082521/
http://www.cbs19.tv/story/29372504/couple-rescued-after-hunt-county-bridge-collapse
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Father-Rescues-Family-from-Trapped-Car-308879831.html

2015-06-21 - Building partially collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 2 killed, 5 injured:
http://netindian.in/news/2015/06/21/00034176/two-dead-five-injured-mumbai-house-collapse
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-two-dead-four-injured-in-ceiling-collapse/
http://www.aninews.in/videogallery2/39049-two-killed-in-building-collapse-in-mumbai.html
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/two-killed-five-injured-in-mumbai-house-collapse-115062100342_1.html
http://www.financialexpress.com/article/miscellaneous/two-killed-five-injured-in-mumbai-house-collapse/88075/

2015-06-22 - In separate incidents, two five-story buildings collapse in Kumasi (Ghana):
http://www.modernghana.com/news/625108/1/2-buildings-collapse-in-kumasi.html
http://timesofghana.com/five-storey-building-collapses-at-apatrapa/
http://www.accra.io/blogs/p/225339/five-storey-building-collapses-in-apatrapa
http://accracitytimes.com/2015/06/21/apatrapa-building-collapse-no-human-casualties-recorded/

2015-06-22 - Shopping mall under construction collapses in coastal Malacca (Malaysia), 3 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/two-killed-dozens-trapped-in-building-collapse
http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/mydin-building-collapse-three-killed-six-injured-police-63335
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/06/23/Construction-workers-killed-Three-die-after-upper-floor-of-nearly-completed-building-collapses/

2015-06-22 - Luxury hotel under construction collapses in Mandalay (Myanmar), 2 killed, dozens injured:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/600096/2-dead-in-collapse-at-myanmar-hotel-building-site
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/two-dead-dozens-injured-in-collapse-at-myanmar-luxury-hotel-building-site-774134
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/600152/two-dead-dozens-injured-in-collapse-at-myanmar-hotel-building-site
http://www.pressreader.com/uae/the-national-news/20150623/281921656688519/TextView

2015-06-22 - Balcony collapses onto children in Noida (India), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/4-year-old-killed-as-balcony-collapses/articleshow/47762479.cms

2015-06-23 - Four-story building under construction collapses in Shaikpet (India), 2 injured:
http://fitnhit.com/news/two-severely-injured-building-collapses-shaikpet/18282/
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/2015-06-23/Under-construction-building-collapses-no-casualties-158893
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/2-injured-as-building-collapses-in-Shaikpet/articleshow/47778356.cms

2015-06-24 - Building partially collapses in Fishtown area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 4 injured:
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/06/23/4-hospitalized-after-building-collapses-in-fishtown/

2015-06-24 - Water main ruptures, creates sinkhole, in Allentown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/lehigh-street-sinkhole-repairs-continue-in-allentown/33745016
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-a-sinkhole-opens-up-on-lehigh-street-20150623-premiumvideo.html

2015-06-25 - Building under construction collapses in New Delhi (India), 10 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/19-year-old-trapped-in-building-collapse-rescued-later/articleshow/47799064.cms
http://zeenews.india.com/news/delhi/one-injured-in-sarvodaya-enclave-under-construction-building-collapse_1619157.html

2015-06-25 - Water main ruptures, sinkhole swallows pickup, on the island of Oahu (Hawaii):
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29408453/water-main-break-sinkhole-reported-in-palolo

2015-06-25 - Five-story building collapses in Pasay City (Philippine Islands):
http://www.manilatimes.net/no-one-hurt-after-pasay-city-building-collapses/194758/
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/113023/video--5-story-building-beside-creek-in-pasay-collapses

2015-06-26 - Gas station under construction collapses in Evansdale (Iowa), 2 injured:
http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/2-hurt-in-building-collapse-20150624
http://kcrr.com/breaking-building-collapse-in-evansdale/
http://www.kwwl.com/story/29400188/2015/06/24/2-injured-after-evansdale-gas-station-collapse
http://myinforms.com/en/a/14138873-2-hurt-in-building-collapse/
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/injured-after-eastern-iowa-construction-site-collapses/article_af2ea362-7fde-5644-a0ed-c75e74ba03a8.html

2015-06-26 - Water main collapses, sinkhole swallows pickup, in Palolo (Hawaii):
http://www.kitv.com/news/water-main-break-closes-10th-ave-in-palolo/33771946
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29408453/water-main-break-sinkhole-reported-in-palolo
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20150625_Water_main_breaks_on_10th_Avenue_in_Palolo.html?id=309854031

2015-06-26 - Building partially collapses, people run for cover, in Freeganj (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Another-house-collapses-in-Freeganj-panic-among-residents/articleshow/47835146.cms
http://www.nyoooz.com/agra/135880/freeganj-residents-run-for-cover-as-parts-of-building-collapse
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/Freeganj-residents-run-for-cover-as-parts-of-building-collapse/articleshow/47820330.cms

2015-06-27 - Home collapses in coastal Baltimore (Maryland), 2 injured:
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/building-collapse-reported-in-west-baltimore/33790144
http://www.wbaltv.com/news/person-trapped-in-building-collapse/33790716
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-collapse-0627-20150626-story.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/14191909-building-collapse-reported-in-west-baltimore/

2015-06-27 - Two-story building collapses on girl in Dhaka (Bangaldesh), 1 killed:
http://daily-sun.com/post/54165/Schoolgirl-killed-in-roof-collapse-in-Khulna-

2015-06-27 - Bricks crumble off building onto street in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bricks-tumble-onto-queen-east-sidewalk-and-street-1.3130559

2015-06-28 - Hole opens in I-70 bridge near Clear Spring (Maryland):
http://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/hole-in-bridge-overpass-closes-portion-of-eastbound-i-/article_985c5966-1d97-11e5-9937-db575cae3b79.html

2015-06-28 - Building collapses in Bihar (India), 4 killed:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/4-of-family-killed-in-house-collapse-115062800170_1.html

2015-06-29 - Sewer collapses, causes sinkhole, in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2015/06/29/sinkhole-discovered-in-youngstown/

2015-06-29 - Residential building collapses in Basti (India), 4 killed:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/lucknow/4-family-members-burnt-in-building-collapse.html
http://www.nyoooz.com/lucknow/138785/4-family-members-burnt-in-building-collapse

2015-06-29 - Bridge under construction collapses in Kurnool (India), 4 injured:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/four-women-injured-as-part-of-bridge-collapses/article7368515.ece

2015-06-30 - I-70 bridge over Elkhorn Creek crumbling away near Salina (Kansas):
http://salina.com/news/i--bridge-deck-crumbling/article_bcd2fe13-cdcd-5464-b5cd-a1703031739b.html

Quote: "On the underside of the bridge that spans Elkhorn Creek, several large chunks of concrete have fallen away, exposing the embedded lattice of reinforcing steel bars. In a few places, sheets of plywood have been wired to the rebar to cover the holes and keep more pieces of concrete from falling."

Note: Aw hell, time to break out the duct tape!

2015-06-30 - Major power outage hits Yakima (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20150630-48893-USA

Quote: "Pacific Power in Yakima is experiencing a power outage affecting more than 15,000 customers, down from 27,000 earlier tonight.Pacific Power said on their website the estimated time of restoration: 8:00 p.m. Zip codes of areas affected are 98902, 98904, 98908 and 98909. They are unsure what caused the power outage."

2015-06-30 - Building under construction partially collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 3 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Wall-collapse-at-Sandhurst-road-3-injured/articleshow/47878096.cms

2015-06-30 - New-ish school crumbling and falling apart in Lahore (Pakistan):
http://www.dawn.com/news/1191350/daanish-school-building-crumbles-within-a-year-of-opening

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