Wednesday, February 1, 2017

2017 - JAN - Infrastructure Collapse




2017-01-01 - Apartment building partially collapses in Shakhan (Kazakhstan), 9+ killed, 2+ injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20170102-56603-KAZ
http://sputniknews.com/asia/201701021049190172-kazakhstan-building-collapse-kills/
http://en.apa.az/world-news/cis-countries-news/nine-dead-after-building-collapses-in-kazakhstan.html
http://tass.com/world/923658

2017-01-02 - Building collapses in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.wtvm.com/story/34165927/building-collapses-in-midtown

2016-01-02 - Building under construction partially collapses in Okhla, Delhi (India), 1 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/one-killed-five-injured-in-okhla-wall-collapse/story-OaGLIBTvBQ1GGQLwx15xCI.html

2017-01-03 - Church collapses in Mazabuka (Zambia), 3 killed, 5 injured:
http://allafrica.com/stories/201701030342.html
http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=46691

2017-01-03 - Water contaminated with perfluorinated compounds in Newburgh (New York):
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Cancer-Chemical-Water-Blood-PFOS-Newburgh-New-York-Taint-Sick-Test-EPA-Investigation-Environment-409506935.html

2017-01-03 - Water main breaks, street partially collapses, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2017/01/3/water-main-break-causes-partial-street-collapse-on-upper-east-side-.html

2017-01-04 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Kalamazoo (Michigan):
http://wwmt.com/news/local/sinkhole-prompts-look-at-kalamazoos-aging-pipes
http://wwmt.com/news/local/sinkhole-closes-portion-of-oakland-drive-in-kalamazoo

2017-01-04 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ruislip-flooding-burst-main-causes-early-morning-chaos-in-west-london-a3432066.html
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/575183/Sinkhole-flooding-London-water-main-burst-traffic-chaos-Ruislip-picture-video-tweet-travel
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/ickenham-flooding-large-sink-hole-12402740

2017-01-05 - Vacant apartment building collapses in Yangon (Myanmar):
http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/yangon/24439-dilapidated-apartment-collapses-on-41st-street.html

2017-01-05 - Storm drain collapses, sinkhole forms, in coastal Redondo Beach (California):
http://patch.com/california/redondobeach/rain-hindering-repairs-redondo-beach-sinkhole
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/6-Foot-Wide-Sinkhole-Closes-Street-in-Redondo-Beach-409794265.html
http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20170105/redondo-beach-crews-patch-sinkhole-that-prompted-street-closure

2017-01-05 - Water main breaks, street and homes flood, in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.fox29.com/news/227308565-story
http://6abc.com/news/residents-outraged-after-water-main-break-in-ne-philly/1688035/
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/01/05/water-main-break-floods-ne-philly-street/

2017-01-05 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Ickenham (Britain):
http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/road-remains-closed-ickenham-after-12408036

2017-01-08 - Power outage blacks out 20,000 homes in and around coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20170109-56688-USA

2017-01-08 - Water supply disrupted from unknown cause in Blaine (Minnesota):
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/01/08/blaine-water/

Quote: "Following a citywide water outage Sunday morning, officials in Blaine are telling residents to boil any tap water they use as service returns. The water problems began around 8 a.m. for the city of 57,000 that lies about 15 miles north of Minneapolis. Mayor Tom Ryan initially suspected a water main break, but it later turned out to be a system failure, the exact cause of which is yet unknown. In the 31 years he’s been with the city government, Ryan says he’s never seen anything like this."

2017-01-08 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens and swallows SUV and car, in Kensington, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania):
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2017/01/09/30-foot-sinkhole-swallows-2-cars-in-philadelphia.html
http://www.sott.net/article/339070-Giant-sinkhole-swallows-two-cars-in-Pennsylvania
http://6abc.com/news/sinkhole-swallows-car-and-suv-in-kensington/1692454/
http://www.fox29.com/news/227879798-story

2017-01-08 - Water main breaks in Canandaigua (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/crews-work-to-repair-water-main-break-in-canandaigua-early-sunday
http://www.whec.com/news/water-main-break-roads-back-open-canandaigua/4364762/

2017-01-08 - Water mains break in Albany and in Rotterdam (New York):
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Water-main-breaks-in-Albany-Rotterdam-10843370.php
http://dailygazette.com/article/2017/01/08/water-main-break-in-rotterdam

2017-01-08 - Water main breaks in Vienna (Virginia):
http://patch.com/virginia/vienna/traffic-advisory-water-main-break-sunday-night-vienna

2017-01-08 - Water main breaks along train tracks, gushes water, trains disrupted, in Silverstream (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11778739

2017-01-09 - Apartment building collapses in Shymkent (Kazakhstan), 1 killed, 5 injured:
http://akipress.com/news:587383/

2017-01-09 - Three-story building collapses in Whitefield, Bengaluru (India), 8 injured:
http://www.seeandsay.in/43541/eight-labourers-odisha-injured-building-collapse
http://india.timesofnews.com/three-storey-under-construction-building-collapses-in-bengaluru-eight-hurt.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-eight-workers-injured-as-building-collapses-in-whitefield/articleshow/56406694.cms
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/01/08/Bengaluru_Eight_workers_injured_as_building_collapses_in_Whi/

2017-01-09 - Suspension bridge fails near Villavicencio (Colombia), 11 killed, more injured:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38565482
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20170110-56709-COL
http://www.sunherald.com/news/nation-world/article125548709.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/10/americas/colombia-bridge-collapse/index.html

2017-01-09 - Power outage blacks out large areas in Kenya:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20170109-56693-KEN

2017-01-10 - Large cloud of ammonia leaks from chemical plant in Princeton (Kentucky):
http://whdh.com/news/crews-respond-to-building-collapse-in-lawrence/
http://ripplenews.com/read/boston/building-collapses-in-lawrence-evacuations-underway-1ov8bofc

2017-01-11 - Roof collapses under tractor, tractor falls into store, in coastal Yonkers (New York), 5 injured:
http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/5-injured-when-tractor-falls-through-roof-of-10851030.php
http://hamodia.com/2017/01/11/five-injured-tractor-falls-roof-store-ny/
http://www.bcdemocrat.com/2017/01/11/ny-roof-collapse-tractor/
http://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/5-injured-when-tractor-falls-through-roof-of-10851030.php

2017-01-11 - Home collapses in Ghaziabad (India), 5 killed:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/three-children-their-mother-and-aunt-killed-in-house-collapse/articleshow/56464530.cms

2017-01-12 - Building collapses onto people in Mothkul (India), 1 killed, 10 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/1-dead-10-injured-in-building-collapse/articleshow/56490315.cms
http://article.wn.com/view/2017/01/12/1_dead_10_injured_in_building_collapse/

2017-01-12 - Sewer line breaks, sinkhole forms, in Evansville (Indiana):
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/crews-respond-to-large-sinkhole-in-evansville/639336458
http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/crews-repair-sinkhole-street-back-open/639473741

2017-01-12 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Morganton (North Carolina):
http://www.whky.com/archive/item/14421-broken-water-line-causes-sinkhole-in-morganton
http://www.morganton.com/news/water-line-ruptures-in-city-limits/article_72ee6a42-d83b-11e6-ba2f-0791ef3e944e.html

2017-01-13 - Building collapses on the island of St. Lucia:
http://stluciatimes.com/2017/01/12/driver-unhurt-part-building-collapses

2017-01-13 - Historic building collapses near Windsor Castle (Britain):
http://www.windsorexpress.co.uk/news/windsor/109897/partial-collapse-of-historic-building-near-windsor-castle.html

2017-01-13 - Bridge collapses in Ca Mau (Vietnam), 6 injured:
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/society/171208/six-injured-after-bridge-collapses-in-ca-mau.html
http://www.dtinews.vn/en/news/017002/49022/six-injured-after-bridge-collapses.html
http://news.tintuc24honline.net/six-injured-after-bridge-collapses-in-ca-mau.html

2017-01-14 - Building partially collapses in Tahlequah (Oklahoma):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/UPDATE--Oil-spill-worse-than-initially-thought-410874425.html

2017-01-15 - Water main breaks in Cleveland (Tennessee):
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/crews-repairing-water-main-break-in-cleveland

2017-01-15 - Sewer collapses, sinkhole forms, in East Greenbush (New York):
http://cbs6albany.com/news/local/sinkhole-opens-in-east-greenbush-neighborhood

2017-01-16 - Water main breaks near Hoveton and Horning (Britain):
http://www.asianage.com/metros/delhi/170117/elderly-couple-killed-in-wall-collapse-in-delhi.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/Couple-killed-in-wall-collapse/article17047334.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/100-yr-old-building-collapses-2-killed/articleshow/56607384.cms

2017-01-17 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, two cops fall in, in Nampa (Idaho):
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/officers-fall-into-sinkhole-in-nampa-alley/386658807
http://kboi2.com/news/local/two-nampa-police-officers-fall-into-sinkhole
http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article126958004.html
http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/nampa-officers-fall-in-sinkhole/article_e55b3add-85c3-5f35-b6f3-e895f8f4bbe1.html

Note: Officers down!

2017-01-17 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, school bus trapped, in Fremont (Ohio):
http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2017/01/17/1-hurt-when-sinkhole-snares-school-bus-cherry-street/96664964/

2017-01-17 - Sewer collapses, sinkhole forms, in South Bend (Indiana):
http://wsbt.com/news/local/traffic-sink-hole-reported-on-st-joseph-street-in-south-bend

2017-01-18 - Pedestrian bridge collapses at Sleepy Hollow Park in Highland Park (Illinois):
http://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/bridge-collapses-sleepy-hollow-park-overnight
http://www.chicagotribune.com/g00/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-pedestrian-bridge-tl-0119-20170117-story.html

2017-01-18 - Hole opens in I-70 bridge in South Huntingdon Township (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/11802407-74/bridge-hole-lane

2017-01-20 - Crack opens on Delaware River bridge connecting Pennsylvania and New Jersey, bridge closed:
http://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/01/pa_turnpike_officials_stabiliz.html
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pa-turnpike-bridge-closed-20170120-story.html
http://6abc.com/traffic/delaware-river-bridge-in-bucks-county-closed-due-to-structural-problem/1712770/
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20170122_No_traffic_on_Delaware_River_Bridge_while_fracture_is_assessed__fixed.html
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Crack-in-Delaware-River-Bridge-Connecting-Pennsylvania-and-New-Jersey-Turnpikes-Forces-Shut-Down-411363235.html

2017-01-20 - Water main breaks, landslide hits boat canopy, in coastal Seattle (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20170120-56831-USA
http://q13fox.com/2017/01/20/cause-of-50-foot-mudslide-in-west-seattle-unclear/

2017-01-20 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, traps minivan, in Lawton (Oklahoma):
http://www.kswo.com/story/34304482/van-gets-stuck-in-water-filled-sinkhole

2017-01-21 - Commercial building collapses in Emmett (Idaho):
http://kboi2.com/news/local/former-fruit-processing-building-collapses-in-emmett
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/emmett-building-collapses-but-snow-not-suspected-as-cause/389451670

2017-01-21 - Store partially collapses onto woman in Austin (Texas), 1 injured:
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/part-store-collapses-south-austin-injuring-woman/2m97I2bgA2Nkrtk2i8NIiN/
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/part-store-collapses-austin-injuring-woman/mmgQtZcaiOEaU5hFixqX0M/

2017-01-21 - Two residential buildings collapse in Amman (Jordan):
http://en.ammonnews.net/article.aspx?articleno=33879

2017-01-22 - Carport collapses onto cars in Nampa (Idaho):
http://www.kivitv.com/news/seven-cars-crushed-in-nampa-carport-collapse
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/parking-cover-collapses-onto-several-cars-in-nampa/389766355

2017-01-22 - Residential building partially collapses in Vadodara (India), 3 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/three-injured-as-building-slab-collapses-on-ajwa-road/articleshow/56709360.cms

2017-01-23 - Pipeline leaks 200,000 liters of crude oil on First Nations land north of Stoughton (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20170124-56882-CAN

2017-01-23 - Chemical leaks into the River Morda in Oswestry (Britain), many fish killed, environmental disaster:
http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2017/01/20/hundreds-of-fish-die-in-oswestrys-river-morda-after-chemical-leak/

2017-01-23 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens, cars swallowed, in coastal Manhattan (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/news/large-sinkhole-opens-in-washington-heights-swallows-cars/1715979/
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/sinkhole-opens-upper-manhattan-swallowing-cars-article-1.2953251
http://ripplenews.com/watch/new-york/large-sinkhole-opens-on-street-in-washington-heights-1ptho0lt
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/01/23/washington-heights-sinkhole/

2017-01-24 - Nuclear plant shut down near coastal Kenting (Taiwan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=NC-20170124-56889-TWN

2017-01-25 - Pipeline leaks 139,600 gallons of diesel near Hanlontown (Iowa):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20170126-56912-USA
http://us.pressfrom.com/news/us/-21359-pipeline-leaks-138k-gallons-of-diesel-in-iowa/
http://www.kaaltv.com/news/pipeline-leak-in-worth-county/4380905/
http://kimt.com/2017/01/25/pipeline-leak-in-north-iowa/

2017-01-25 - Parking garage partially collapses in Centennial (Colorado):
http://www.9news.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-parking-garage-collapse-in-centennial/392656021
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/01/25/firefighters-search-for-victims-in-partial-building-collapse/
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/01/25/parking-garage-in-centennial-collapses-wednesday-afternoon/

2017-01-26 - Building partially collapses in Elizabeth (New Jersey):
http://www.tapinto.net/towns/union/articles/union-firefighters-assist-in-partial-building-col

2017-01-26 - Building collapses in Jaipur (India), 3 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.india.com/news/india/three-killed-4-injured-in-raj-building-collapse-1783821/

2017-01-27 - Home collapses in Quetta (Pakistan), 4 killed:
http://www.bexpress.com.pk/2017/01/httpwp-mep5f0gk-6eo/

2017-01-28 - Church under construction collapses in Nashua (New Hampshire):
http://www.wmur.com/article/building-collapses-in-nashua/8646015
http://patch.com/new-hampshire/nashua/nashua-church-building-collapses
http://www.nh1.com/news/update-neighbors-rattled-as-pine-street-building-collapses-in-nashua/

2017-01-29 - Roof collapses at new building in Balasore (India), 6 injured:
http://www.india.com/news/india/6-workers-injured-in-roof-collapse-1793436/
http://odishasuntimes.com/2017/01/29/five-seriously-injured-roof-collapse-odishas-balasore/
http://odishasuntimes.com/2017/01/29/search-ops-ends-roof-collapse-case-odishas-balasore/

2017-01-30 - Bridge partially collapses in Humphreys County (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2017/01/30/bridge-partially-collapses-in-humphreys-county/

2017-01-31 - Bridge collapses, tanker truck falls into the River Nzoia (Kenya), 4 killed:
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2017/02/01/search-on-for-bodies-of-4-killed-in-lorry-accident_c1497040
http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Lorry-plunges-into-River-Nzoia/1056-3794102-kre2wfz/

Quote: "Police are searching for the bodies of four of six people killed after the lorry they were travelling in plunged into River Nzoia at the Sitikho-Sikubale bridge on Monday evening. This is after the bridge collapsed."

2017-01-31 - Lift station fails, raw sewage leaks into Lake Worth Lagoon in coastal Riviera Beach (Florida):
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/lake-worth/sewage-spill-closes-lake-worth-location

2017-01-31 - Radioactive contamination found outside facility at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (Washington):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20170131-56975-USA

2017-01-31 - Power surge destroys electrical stuff in 1000 homes in Brookville (Pennsylvania):
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/01/31/small-town-sudden-power-surge-fried-tech-gear-in-hundreds-homes.html

Quote: "Residents in the small Pennsylvania town of Brookville must've wondered what on earth was going on earlier this month when a sudden power surge caused electrical appliances and gizmos in up to 1,000 homes to fry, explode, or simply conk out."

2017-01-31 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in Kitchener (Canada):
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/water-main-break-lancaster-street-kitchener-1.3959554
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/broken-water-main-leaves-businesses-homes-fire-station-without-water-1.3264584
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7094835-sinkhole-shuts-down-lancaster-street/
 
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