Monday, February 1, 2016

2016 - JAN - Infrastructure Collapse




2016-01-01 - Carriage house partially collapses in Somerville (Massachusetts), building torn down:
http://www.whdh.com/story/30860870/roof-collapse-in-somerville
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/12/31/somerville-carriage-house-roof-collapse-historical-registry/
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Crews-on-Scene-of-Roof-Collapse-in-Somerville-Massachusetts-363923171.html
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/12/31/roof-collapses-somerville-building/ThpqC8ow9BeQIN4w2gxOgI/story.html
http://myinforms.com/en/a/21307613-roof-collapses-at-old-building-in-somerville/

2016-01-01 - Methane continues spewing from the ground in vast quantities in Porter Ranch (California):
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-porter-ranch-christmas-20151225-story.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/epa-probes-porter-ranch-natural-gas-leak/story?id=36052183
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/12/30/enormity-billowing-methane-plume-california-cannot-be-overstated/
http://www.sott.net/article/309668-Catastrophe-in-California-Months-long-methane-gas-leak-pollutes-the-atmosphere-north-of-L-A
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-porter-ranch-delay-20160102-story.html

2016-01-02 - Huge gas leak causes evacuation of hundreds of people in coastal London (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20160103-51527-GBR
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/631051/Hundreds-evacuated-overnight-London-gas-leak-deafening-noise

2016-01-03 - Building facade collapses onto street in Madrid (Spain), 5 injured:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/02/world/europe/ap-eu-spain-building-collapse.html

2016-01-03 - Sewer pipe collapses, huge sinkhole forms, in Columbus (Ohio):
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/article52818295.html
http://wrbl.com/2016/01/03/victory-drive-sinkhole-causes-detours/

2016-01-03 - Pipe ruptures, huge sinkhole forms, in Laudium (South Africa):
http://rekordeast.co.za/76090/massive-sinkhole-in-laudium/
http://www.sott.net/article/309709-Huge-sinkhole-appears-in-Laudium-South-Africa

2016-01-04 - Power outage blacks out 5800 homes in coastal Berkeley (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160105-51549-USA

2016-01-04 - Water pipe ruptures, sinkhole forms, woman drives into sinkhole, in Yeppoon (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/car-crashes-into-sinkhole-after-water-main-bursts/2889682/

2016-01-05 - Governor Brown declares emergency over massive methane well leak near Porter Ranch (California):
http://www.gov.ca.gov/news.php?id=19264
http://www.rt.com/usa/328125-los-angeles-emergency-gas-leak/
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Porter-Ranch-Brown-Emergency-364423951.html
http://www.sott.net/article/309877-California-Governor-declares-state-of-emergency-over-LA-county-methane-leak
http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/630416/Thousands-suffer-nose-bleeds-and-vomiting-during-Worst-environmental-disaster-since-BP

2016-01-05 - Two-story building collapses in Lahore (Pakistan):
http://www.onlineindus.com/double-story-building-collapse-in-lahore/

2016-01-06 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms and traps school bus, in Cockeysville (Maryland):
http://patch.com/maryland/huntvalley/bus-stuck-sinkhole-cranbrook-road-closed-police
http://www.wsmv.com/story/30898752/police-school-bus-stuck-in-sinkhole-students-ok
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30898753/police-school-bus-stuck-in-sinkhole-students-ok
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2016/01/06/police-school-bus-stuck-in-sinkhole-students-ok.html

2016-01-07 - Building collapses near the Pacific Highway in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.skynews.com.au/news/national/2016/01/07/building-collapse-blocks-sydney-highway.html
http://newsinformer.info/au-national-news/building-collapse-blocks-sydney-highway-sky-news-australia/

2016-01-07 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, backhoe falls in, in Bedford (Massachusetts):
http://www.whdh.com/story/30911818/backhoe-falls-into-sinkhole-during-reparations-in-bedford
http://patch.com/massachusetts/bedford-ma/water-main-break-topple-tractor-closes-road
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2016/01/07/Massachusetts-sinkhole-partially-swallows-backhoe/6071452198941/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/01/07/construction-equipment-engulfed-sinkhole-bedford/oj2Gha0JQr0abIu9muwh0I/story.html

2016-01-07 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, pickup hits sinkhole, in Little River area in coastal Miami (Florida):
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article53585490.html
http://www.local10.com/news/truck-gets-stuck-in-sinkhole-in-miami

2016-01-08 - Bridge over the Ichhamoti River collapses in Bangladesh:
http://www.observerbd.com/2016/01/08/129986.php
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2016/01/08/9743

2016-01-09 - Well spewing methane may also be emitting radioactive radon gas, in Porter Ranch (California):
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/more-on-la-gas-leak.html
http://www.sott.net/article/310140-State-of-Emergency-Radioactive-material-byproduct-of-Uranium-released-from-massive-gas-blowout-in-LA

2016-01-10 - Trans-Canada Highway bridge over the Nipigon River splits apart near Nipigon (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/nipigon-river-bridge-closed-transcanada-1.3397831
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/12/world/americas/bridge-trans-canada-highway.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/nipigon-bridge-transcanada-update-1.3398207

2016-01-11 - Sewer main breaks, sinkhole forms, in coastal Fremont (California):
http://kron4.com/2016/01/11/fremont-intersection-to-be-closed-until-tuesday-night-due-to-sinkhole/
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_29371942/fremont-sinkhole-closes-intersection-overnight-police-say
http://patch.com/california/fremont/sinkhole-closes-fremont-intersection-0

2016-01-12 - Five-story building collapses onto home in coastal Accra (Ghana):
http://www.gbcghana.com/1.8554738
http://www.myghanaonline.com/1.8554738
http://yen.com.gh/33943-family-escapes-death-following-collapse-church-building-awoshie.html
http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/56092-five-storey-church-building-collapses-at-awoshie.html
http://www.ghananews24.com/news/five-storey-church-building-collapses-at-awoshie-in-accra-ghana-broadcasting-corporation

2016-01-12 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms and swallows car, in St. Joseph (Missouri):
http://www.stjoechannel.com/news/local-news/sinkhole-swallows-car-closes-road
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/sinkhole-swallows-car-in-nw-mo

2016-01-12 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Wichita (Kansas):
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/Sinkhole-opens-near-Downtown-Wichita-364907321.html
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/water-main-break-forces-road-closure-in-downtown-wichita/37378288

2016-01-13 - Six-story residential building collapses in Al Sharqia Governorate (Egypt), 9 killed:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/180951/Egypt/Politics-/Death-toll-in-Sharqiya-building-collapse-climbs-to.aspx
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/180848/Egypt/Politics-/Four-officials-suspended,-referred-to-prosecution-.aspx

2016-01-13 - Balcony collapses at apartment building in Jerusalem (Israel), 2 injured:
http://www.timesofisrael.com/two-people-hurt-in-jerusalem-balcony-collapse/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/two-injured-in-jerusalem-balcony-collapse/
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/VIDEO-Father-and-daughter-caught-in-Jerusalem-balcony-collapse-441238

2016-01-13 - Sewer line collapses, sinkhole forms, at university in Hattiesburg (Mississippi):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/30945793/streets-reopen-on-usms-hattiesburg-campus-after-sinkhole
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/Sink-hole-forms-on-University-of-Southern-6754021.php
http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/large-hole-opens-on-usm-campus/37412046
http://www.newsms.fm/sinkhole-on-southern-miss-campus/

2016-01-14 - Roof collapses at business in coastal Savannah (Georgia):
http://www.wtoc.com/story/30958256/reports-of-a-roof-collapse-on-alfred-st-in-savannah

2016-01-15 - Some updates on the massive methane well leak in Porter Ranch (California):
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/75199622-story
http://ecowatch.com/2016/01/15/porter-ranch-methane-leak-spreads/
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-porter-ranch-site-20160116-story.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/utility-understated-levels-of-cancer-causing-chemical-from-gas-leak/
http://www.inverse.com/article/10270-the-california-gas-leak-is-spewing-methane-all-over-the-san-fernando-valley

Quote: "It now looks like the catastrophic Porter Ranch gas leak, which has spewed more than 83,000 metric tons of noxious methane for nearly three months, has spread across Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley."

2016-01-15 - Large residential building collapses in Egypt:
http://www.rt.com/news/329041-egypt-building-collapse-video/
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/30581968/residential-building-in-egypt-collapses-on-camera-engulfing-street-in-dust-cloud/

Quote: "The dust cloud can be seen engulfing the street in the aftermath of the collapse. Shown from a different angle, power lines can be seen exploding as the debris from the building flattens everything in its path."

2016-01-15 - Roof collapses at business in coastal Venice (Florida):
http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/breaking-news-roof-collapses-at-venice-business/article_c7505bfc-bba6-11e5-8e62-5f7a1d78576a.html

2016-01-16 - Lead in water supply poisoning people in Flint (Michigan), Obama declares emergency:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-michigan-water-idUSKCN0UU13G

Quote: "U.S. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday and ordered federal aid for state and local response efforts in the county where the city of Flint has been contending with lead-contaminated drinking water. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder had asked the president to declare both an emergency and an expedited major disaster in Genesee County to protect the safety of Flint residents."

2016-01-16 - Wall collapses at residential building in York (Canada):
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/homes-evacuated-after-wall-collapse-in-east-york-1.2740322
http://www.cp24.com/news/homes-in-danforth-village-evacuated-briefly-after-wall-collapse-1.2740195

2016-01-16 - Power outage blacks out 9000 homes in Tucson (Arizona):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160116-51708-USA

2016-01-16 - Sewer pipe breaks, foul stench permeates area, in coastal Singapore:
http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/this-urban-jungle/foul-stench-plagues-commuters-after-sewage-pipe-allegedly-bursts-at-dhoby-ghaut

2016-01-17 - Power outage blacks out Newark Airport in Newark (New Jersey), passengers evacuated:
http://abc7ny.com/news/passengers-evacuated-after-power-outage-affects-airtrain-service-at-newark-airport/1163327/

2016-01-17 - Power outage blacks out 10,000 homes in Sacramento (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160118-51723-USA

2016-01-17 - Building collapses along Bradford Road in Dewsbury (Britain):
http://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/news/local/three-storey-building-collapsed-on-to-main-road-1-7679819
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/mill-collapses-onto-main-kirklees-10746668
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pair-narrowly-avoid-being-hit-7194335

2016-01-17 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, almost swallows car, in West Kelowna (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/2459636/sinkhole-caused-by-broken-water-line-almost-swallows-west-kelowna-car/
http://dispute.press/news/470251

2016-01-18 - Nuclear reactor shuts down in Uljin (SOuth Korea), 'technical problem':
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2016/01/19/south-koreas-hanul-no1-reactor-shut-after-technical-problem--operator/

2016-01-18 - Two-story building collapses in Agona Swedru (Ghana):
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Two-storey-building-collapses-at-Swedru-408380

2016-01-18 - Water main breaks in East Whiteland Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Water-Main-Break-Shuts-Roads-in-Chester-County-365619531.html

2016-01-19 - Gas line leaks gas all over neighborhood in Eugene (Oregon), area evacuated:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20160120-51751-USA

2016-01-19 - Building collapses in Chittoor (India), 35 injured:
http://www.andhranews.net/updates/Building_collapse_leaves_35_injured

2016-01-19 - Sewer collapses, sinkhole forms, near Castle Street in Hereford (Britain):
http://www.eveshamjournal.co.uk/news/regional/14212246.Sinkhole_appears_in_Hereford/

2016-01-19 - Water main breaks near school in coastal Stamford (Connecticut):
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Stamford-water-main-break-leaves-Turn-of-River-6769268.php

2016-01-19 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, on the A249 between Sittingbourne and Bobbing (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-35353331
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/sittingbourne/news/hole-lot-of-trouble-on-59418/

2016-01-20 - Cargo ship delay raises concerns over food supply in Alaska:
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/cargo-ship-delay-raises-concerns-over-alaska-food-supply/37543190

2016-01-20 - Bridge collapses on Camp Road in Wyke Regis (Britain), 3 injured:
http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14214605.UPDATE__Three_soldiers_injured_in_Wyke_Regis_bridge_collapse/
http://m.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/14214605.UPDATE__Three_soldiers_injured_in_Wyke_Regis_bridge_collapse/

2016-01-21 - Well site destabilizing in Porter Ranch (California), ground subsiding, regulators delay action:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/2016/01/la-gas-well-at-porter-ranch-has.html
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2016/01/regulators-delay-action-again-on-huge.html

2016-01-21 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, swallows car, in coastal Santa Barbara (California):
http://www.keyt.com/news/water-main-break-floods-downtown-santa-barbara-streets/37548026
http://www.ksby.com/story/31022428/waterline-break-in-santa-barbara-affecting-highway-101
http://www.keyt.com/news/sinkhole-causes-freeway-backup/37567022
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22357425-sinkhole-causes-freeway-backup/

2016-01-22 - Facade falls off hotel in coastal Washington DC, 3 injured:
http://wtop.com/dc/2016/01/structure-collapse-at-building-in-northwest-d-c/slide/1/
http://www.wopular.com/dc-firefighters-responding-building-collapse-two-hurt-0
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/dc-firefighters-responding-to-building-collapse-two-hurt/2016/01/21/69ce51d4-c068-11e5-bcda-62a36b394160_story.html

2016-01-22 - Three floors of building collapse in Rome (Italy):
http://www.thelocal.it/20160122/residents-have-lucky-escape-after-rome-building-collapse
http://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/crollo-palazzo-roma-22-gennaio-2016.html
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/news/three-floors-rome-building-collapse-3
http://italy.timesofnews.com/lucky-escape-for-residents-as-rome-building-collapses/
http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2016/01/22/three-floors-of-rome-building-collapse_baa63312-eb21-49ed-a2b6-a5e189b9aa57.html

2016-01-22 - Bridge deteriorates near Walnut Lake in West Bloomfield (Michigan), closed indefinitely:
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2016/01/22/deteriorated-west-bloomfield-bridge-closed-indefinitely/79169444/

2016-01-22 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.thedp.com/article/2016/01/sinkhole-walnut-closes-traffic

2016-01-22 - Water main breaks, floods home, on Potomac Avenue in Banksville (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2016/01/22/huge-water-main-break-floods-parts-of-banksville/

2016-01-22 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, on Peel Street in Maidstone (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/sinkhole-opens-in-residential-street-59684/

2016-01-22 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, on Park Street in Carlton North (AUstralia):
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/burst-water-main-along-park-st-carlton-north-causes-flash-flooding-sinkhole-fears/news-story/0718e282ea6b4c625e8f6a8098137935

2016-01-23 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Denver (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/story/news/traffic/2016/01/22/sinkhole-blocking-traffic-near-capitol-hill/79159388/
http://www.9news.com/videos/home/2016/01/22/79200914/

2016-01-23 - Storm drain breaks, sinkhole forms, in Montgomery (Alabama):
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2016/01/22/pipe-broken-sinkhole-open-madison-ave/79166512/
http://www.wtvm.com/story/31031469/montgomery-water-works-assessing-sinkhole-on-madison-ave

2016-01-24 - Bridge on I-24 cracking near Chattanooga (Tennessee), emergency declared:
http://www.wdef.com/news/story/TDOT-Called-Cracked-Bridge-Deck-Panel-An/OsesaJl36kqAnV_2xubPdQ.cspx?rss=3457

Quote: "Jennifer Flynn with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, says, 'We do consider this an emergency situation.' Those are not exactly the words you want to hear when the Tennessee Department of Transportation looks at the bridge on Interstate 24 near the 27 split."

2016-01-25 - School building under construction collapses in coastal Sabah Al-Ahmad City (Kuwait), 20 injured:
http://www.indiansinkuwait.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=38614&SECTION=0

2016-01-25 - Facade collapses off building in Noblesville (Indiana):
http://cbs4indy.com/2016/01/24/bricks-fall-from-historic-downtown-noblesville-building/

2016-01-25 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens in driveway at home, in Staunton (Virginia):
http://www.nbc29.com/story/31054081/car-caught-in-sinkhole-in-staunton-driveway

2016-01-26 - Power outage hits Tucson (Arizona), 10,000 homes go dark:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160127-51859-USA

2016-01-26 - Sewer line collapses, sinkhole forms, in Powell County (Kentucky):
http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Crews-working-to-repair-sinkhole-on-Powell-County-road-366441961.html
http://www.wtvq.com/2016/01/25/sinkhole-filled-in-stanton/

2016-01-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens and swallows man taking out trash, in Lititz Borough (Pennsylvania):
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/01/sinkhole_opens_under_lititz_ma.html
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/real-life-nightmare-sinkhole-opens-under-lititz-man-taking-out/article_ac239702-c454-11e5-9921-579c1e22437f.html

2016-01-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Rochester (Minnesota):
http://kimt.com/2016/01/26/water-break-causes-large-sinkhole-on-rochester-street/
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/s4028297.shtml
http://krocam.com/large-sinkhole-on-se-rochester-street/
http://www.voiceofalexandria.com/news/state/broken-water-main-causes-sinkhole-in-rochester/article_c6a39be2-c452-11e5-9fd2-b38438b045e3.html

2016-01-28 - Two-story building collapses in coastal Kismayo (Somalia), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://radiojubbaland.com/building-collapse-in-kismayo-leaves-at-least-1-dead/

2016-01-29 - Gas field destabilizing in Porter Ranch (California), gas splooging from the ground in multiple areas:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/01/the-porter-ranch-gas-leak.html
http://www.sott.net/article/311319-Los-Angeles-gas-well-leak-critical-Methane-apparently-erupting-from-multiple-sites

Quote: "They may have 'entirely lost control of entire field' involved in LA gas disaster, and it’s coming up everywhere..."

Note: *cough*GTFO*cough*...

2016-01-29 - Building partially collapses in Hamilton (Britain):
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-town-centre-street-closed-7268813
http://myinforms.com/en/a/22978150-hamilton-town-centre-street-closed-as-building-collapses/

2016-01-29 - Major power outage blacks out most of coastal Karachi (Pakistan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20160129-51894-PAK

2016-01-29 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, car drives into it, in Cleveland (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/woman-drives-car-into-broken-water-main-on-ansel-road-in-Cleveland

2016-01-30 - Retaining wall collapses near Home Depot in Holly Springs (Georgia):
http://patch.com/georgia/canton-ga/sinkhole-forms-behind-home-depot-holly-springs

2016-01-31 - Home under renovation collapses in coastal San Pedro (California):
http://www.presstelegram.com/general-news/20160131/vacant-home-in-san-pedro-collapses-causes-gas-leak
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/san-pedro-home-collapses-weather-367171571.html

2016-01-31 - Water main breaks, boil water order issued, in coastal Sandwich (Massachusetts):
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/water-main-break-in-sandwich-prompts-boil-order/article_5d944846-c87a-11e5-8ac8-3b5733384368.html

2016-01-31 - Water main breaks in Silver Spring (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/road-closures-for-12-inch-water-main-break-in-silver-spring
http://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2016/02/water-main-break-blocks-university-boulevard-in-montgomery-co/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/reported-water-main-break-in-silver-spring-shuts-university-boulevard/2016/01/31/123df050-c87e-11e5-a7b2-5a2f824b02c9_story.html

2016-01-31 - Water main breaks, street caves in, mail truck trapped, in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Philadelphia-Water-Main-Break-Street-Cave-In-Sinkhole-Postal-Truck--367162141.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/NBCPhiladelphia/693984225725431808
http://www.atlanticcitynews.net/index.php/sid/240871247

2016-01-31 - Water main breaks along Hermitage Avenue in Palmer Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/easton/index.ssf/2016/01/crews_rush_to_fix_water_main_b.html

2016-01-31 - Water main breaks, road closed, in Caldwell (New Jersey):
http://patch.com/new-jersey/caldwells/west-caldwell-water-main-break-shuts-down-stonybrook-road-sunday-0

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