Thursday, March 1, 2018

2018 - FEB - Infrastructure Collapse




2018-02-01 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Manchester (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/sinkhole-howard-drive-hale-lorry-14230629

2018-02-02 - Bridge collapses near Riversdale (New Zealand):
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/101121089/pyramid-bridge-near-riversdale-collapses
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5343035/Concrete-bridge-collapses-NZs-wild-weather-continues.html
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/349516/collapsed-bridge-cuts-off-water-to-250-homes
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11986954

2018-02-02 - Water main breaks, street floods, in Wykoff (Minnesota):
http://www.wxow.com/story/37417880/2018/02/02/waters-back-on-in-wykoff-after-water-line-break-friday-morning

2018-02-04 - Water main breaks in Madison (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/crews-work-overnight-to-fix-10-inch-water-main-break-on-west-side/696842831
http://www.ktiv.com/story/37427685/2018/02/Monday/crews-work-to-fix-10-inch-water-main-break-on-madisons-west-side

2018-02-04 - Water main breaks in Clinton (Iowa):
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Water-main-break-affecting-residents-in-Clinton-Iowa-472802243.html

2018-02-05 - Power outage blacks out 19,000 homes near High Point (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180206-61719-USA

2018-02-05 - Steel mill leaks gas at 3 AM in coastal Guangdong (China), 8 killed, 10 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20180205-61710-CHN

2018-02-05 - Water main breaks in Bluff City (Tennessee):
http://www.wjhl.com/local/major-water-main-break-leaves-several-neighborhoods-without-water-in-bluff-city/952933563

2018-02-05 - Water main breaks in Scott Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wtae.com/article/large-water-main-break-in-scott-township/16569021
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/02/05/scott-tpwnship-water-main-break/

2018-02-05 - Water main breaks, street floods, in South Lawndale area in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/02/05/broken-water-main-33rd-pulaski/

2018-02-05 - Water main breaks in Youngstown (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2018/02/05/water-main-break-slows-drivers-on-busy-youngstown-street/

2018-02-06 - Power outage blacks out 5,600 homes in Clarkston (Michigan):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180207-61733-USA

2018-02-06 - Wall collapses in Dhaka (Bangladesh), 1 killed:
http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/dhaka/2018/02/06/one-killed-dhaka-customs-house-wall-collapse/
http://www.thedailystar.net/city/wall-collapses-near-dhaka-hazrat-shahjalal-international-airport-4-trapped-1530703

2018-02-07 - Tank leaks 1,000 gallons of fuel into the French Broad River in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20180208-61755-USA

2018-02-07 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Citrus Park (Florida):
http://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/water-main-break-creates-15-foot-wide-hole-in-citrus-park-womans-front-yard/67-515572000
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-north-hillsborough/citrus-park/water-main-break-causes-10-foot-hole-in-citrus-park-neighborhood

2018-02-07 - Water main breaks, apartments flooded, in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/crews-responding-to-large-water-line-break-in-south-Asheville

2018-02-08 - Water pipe breaks, massive sinkhole devours chunk of highway, in coastal Foshan (China), 8 killed, 3 missing:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5366381/Eight-dead-three-missing-China-road-collapse.html
http://strangesounds.org/2018/02/huge-sinkhole-subway-construction-site-foshan-china-video-pictures.html
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/asia/fatal-subway-collapse-in-foshan-in-chinas-southern-guangdong-province-ng-6940cd3e650f8613396814d6b5816bc6
http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/fatal-subway-collapse-in-foshan-in-chinas-southern-guangdong-province/news-story/6940cd3e650f8613396814d6b5816bc6
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/eight-killed-in-cave-in-at-metro-construction-site-in-southern-china-9939712
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5366381/Eight-dead-three-missing-China-road-collapse.html
http://gbtimes.com/eight-dead-three-missing-following-road-sinkhole-incident-in-china

Quote: "Eight people have died and three remain missing in southern China after a massive sinkhole yesterday swallowed a major road in the middle of a city."

2018-02-09 - Building partially collapses in Batesville (Arkansas):
http://www.kait8.com/story/37474781/firefighters-respond-to-partial-building-collapse-in-batesville

2018-02-09 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens and swallows 3 cars, in Chicago (Illinois):
http://chicagoeveningpost.com/2018/02/09/chicago-sinkhole-swallows-three-cars-and-injures-one-person/

2018-02-09 - Two water mains break, massive sinkhole devours road, in Fairfax (Virginia):
http://wjla.com/news/local/massive-sinkhole-guts-virginia-road-after-2-water-main-ruptures
http://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2018/02/large-sinkhole-fairfax-co-street-water-main-break/slide/1/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/02/09/water-main-break-creates-sinkhole-in-fairfax-county/
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Sinkhole-Leaves-Massive-Hole-in-Fairfax-Street-473565933.html
http://www.sott.net/article/376925-Huge-sinkhole-opens-up-on-street-in-Fairfax-Virginia-VIDEOS

2018-02-09 - Water main breaks, homes flood, in Millcreek (Utah):
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=46258356&nid=148

2018-02-10 - Power outage blacks out 19,000+ homes in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180211-61797-GBR

2018-02-10 - Vacant mill collapses in Tameside (Britain):
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/oakwood-mill-stalybridge-collapsed-tameside-14271542

2018-02-11 - Power outage blacks out thousands of homes in coastal Stratford and coastal Bridgeport (Connecticut):
http://www.wfsb.com/story/37477178/thousands-without-power-in-stratford-milford-bridgeport

2018-02-11 - Power outage blacks out 20,000+ homes near coastal Melbourne (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180212-61806-AUS

2018-02-11 - Deck collapses at tavern in coastal Mangawhai (New Zealand):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11992223

2018-02-12 - Home suddenly collapses in affluent area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/national/15989479.Empty_house_collapses_in_affluent_London_street/
http://www.thelondoneconomic.com/property/house-collapses-posh-london-street-lined-1-5m-properties/13/02/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/it-sounded-like-bomb-terrace-12015067

2018-02-13 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/02/13/perry-north-water-main-break/

2018-02-14 - Building collapses in coastal Grandpass on the island of Sri Lanka, 7+ killed:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Update-Eight-killed-one-injured-in-building-collapse-145818.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2018/02/14/sri-lanka-building-collapse-kills-at-least-seven-people.html
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1039321/at-least-three-dead-in-grandpass-building-collapse
http://www.hirunews.lk/183647/update-death-toll-in-grandpass-building-collapse-risen-to-three-photos
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/police-dead-sri-lankan-building-collapse-53075732
http://www.newsfirst.lk/2018/02/building-collapse-grandpass-kills-two/

2018-02-15 - Pipeline leaks poison gas in Shahad (India), 1 killed, 11 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=HZ-20180216-61889-IND
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/worker-dies-after-toxic-gas-leaks-at-chemical-factory/article22778720.ece
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/one-worker-dead-five-others-rushed-to-hospital-after-gas-leak-at-factory-near-kalyan/story-jwTFrKWRG03YfaNnelL9LL.html

2018-02-15 - Bridge collapses under truck on Fish Creek Road near Miranda (California):
http://kymkemp.com/2018/02/15/multiple-residents-have-lost-access-to-their-homes-after-large-truck-breaks-through-bridge-on-fish-creek-near-miranda/

2018-02-15 - Five-story building collapses in Bengaluru (India), 3+ killed:
http://zeenews.india.com/bengaluru/building-collapses-in-bengaluru-at-least-4-killed-many-trapped-2081438.html
http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/4-killed-least-15-trapped-under-construction-building-collapses-bengaluru-76522
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/three-dead-14-injured-in-building-collapse/article22766740.ece
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/COuH8Hdbfmj1ad6HUTQaJN/Bengaluru-building-collapse-leaves-3-dead-several-feared-tr.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bengaluru-building-collapse-leaves-three-dead/articleshow/62934617.cms
http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/bengaluru-building-collapse-3-killed-15-workers-trapped-under-debris-118021501355_1.html

2018-02-15 - Building collapses in coastal Beirut (Lebanon), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2018/Feb-15/438049-mother-and-daughter-killed-in-beirut-building-collapse.ashx

2018-02-16 - Pipe ruptures and spews a million gallons of wastewater in coastal Port Arthur (Texas):
http://kfdm.com/news/local/one-million-gallons-of-wastewater-spill-in-port-arthur-residents-say-smell-is-horrific
http://www.facebook.com/KFDMNews/posts/10156166010223756

Quote: "One million gallons of wastewater spilled after a 36 inch rupture caused structural failure, says the City of Port Arthur. The wastewater was noticed by homeowners like Manuel Cardenas, who lives near the spill and said his kids were physically sick from the smell."

2018-02-17 - Church partially collapses in Holyoke (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/02/historic_holyoke_church_ordere.html

2018-02-17 - Building collapses on River Street in Oriskany (New York):
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Building-collapse-in-Oriskany--It-sounded-like-an-earthquake-474387293.html

2018-02-18 - Methane leaks at oil and gas sites in Pennsylvania far more pervasive than reported:
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/16022018/methane-leaks-oil-natural-gas-data-global-warming-pennsylvania-edf-study

Quote: "An EDF comparison of company-reported data and research measurements finds as much as 5 times more methane, a climate-warming greenhouse gas, is leaking."

2018-02-18 - Buffalo Bayou trail bridge collapses in Houston (Texas):
http://abc13.com/buffalo-bayou-trail-bridge-collapses-in-downtown-houston/3095819/

2018-02-18 - Building partially collapses in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/vacant-bronx-building-partially-collapses-setting-mayhem-article-1.3828617

2018-02-18 - Building partially collapses in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://www.masslive.com/news/boston/index.ssf/2018/02/firefighters_respond_to_partia.html
http://whdh.com/news/crews-respond-to-partial-building-collapse-in-east-boston/
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/02/18/boston-winthrop-street-building-collapse/
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Crews-Respond-to-East-Boston-Building-Collapse-474424513.html

2018-02-18 - Pipeline leaks oil into pond in Yukon (Oklahoma):
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Oil-spills-into-pond-near-central-Oklahoma-12623236.php

2018-02-18 - Water main breaks, construction site floods, in coastal Boston (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/boston-fire-officials-respond-to-water-main-break-in-south-boston/

2018-02-19 - Huge mountain of garbage collapses onto homes in coastal Maputo (Mozambique), 17+ killed:
http://time.com/5144014/mozambique-matupo-garbage-dump-collapse/
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/20/mozambique-deaths-garbage-mountains-collapse-onto-homes
http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/killed-in-garbage-dump-collapse-in-mozambique/article_4e955112-4a67-5dd0-91a8-37c39f796689.html
http://allafrica.com/stories/201802200001.html

2018-02-19 - Commercial building partially collapses in Medina (Ohio):
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/02/no_injuries_in_partial_buildin.html
http://www.ohio.com/akron/news/local/historic-building-collapses-in-medina-square
http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-medina/gardeners-cottage-in-medina-square-partially-collapses-
http://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/medina-county/partial-building-collapse-forces-medina-businesses-to-evacuate-video/95-520574433

2018-02-19 - Bridge under construction collapses in Kohat (Pakistan), 6 killed, 2 injured:
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1638515/six-dead-two-injured-bridge-collapses-kohat/
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/six-persons-killed-as-bridge-in-fr-kohat-cave-263450.html
http://theworldnews.net/pk-news/at-least-six-killed-after-under-construction-bridge-collapses-in-kohat

2018-02-20 - Fire escape collapses in Brewerytown area in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 1 injured:
http://6abc.com/fire-escape-collapse-injures-1-in-brewerytown/3115109/

2018-02-20 - Roof collapses at arena in Calgary (Canada):
http://globalnews.ca/news/4037009/emergency-crews-respond-to-roof-collapse-at-calgary-arena/
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/roof-of-calgary-arena-collapses-a-day-after-alarm-raised
http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/roof-of-fairview-arena-collapses-after-building-deemed-unsafe-1.3812072
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-fairview-arena-roof-collapse-1.4544295

2018-02-20 - Church collapses in Burundi, 3 killed, 6 injured:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/21/c_136987690.htm

2018-02-21 - Sewer line collapses, sinkhole forms, in Rochester (New York):
http://13wham.com/news/local/sinkhole-in-east-rochester-keeps-crews-occupied-for-hours

2018-02-22 - Storm sewer collapses, sinkhole partially swallows pickup truck, in Piqua (Ohio):
http://www.sidneydailynews.com/features/community/97491/sink-hole-closes-piqua-street

2018-02-23 - Vacant building collapses in Russellville (Ohio):
http://local12.com/news/local/building-collapse-in-russellville-closing-sr-125

2018-02-23 - Bridge collapses into creek in Port Bruce, Ontario (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20180224-61990-CAN
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/port-bruce-bridge-collapse-1.4549319
http://london.ctvnews.ca/bridge-in-port-bruce-collapses-1.3816468
http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-reported-after-bridge-collapses-in-port-bruce-ont-1.3816730
http://globalnews.ca/news/4044299/rescue-underway-after-bridge-collapse-in-port-bruce/

2018-02-23 - Power outage blacks out 25,000 homes in coastal Dublin (Ireland):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180223-61983-IRL

2018-02-24 - Benzene contaminating drinking water in and around Fountaingrove (California):
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8025423-181/benzene-found-outside-fountaingrove-contamination

2018-02-24 - Five-story residential building collapses in Cairo (Egypt), 3+ killed, 18 injured:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/291541/Egypt/Politics-/Building-collapse-in-Cairos-Manshiyet-Nasser-kills.aspx
http://www.novinite.com/articles/188191/10+People+Died+in+the+Collapse+of+a+Residential+Building+in+Cairo
http://www.prokerala.com/news/photos/egypt-cairo-building-collapse-332194.html
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1090351.shtml

2018-02-24 - Building collapses in coastal Mumbai (India), 3+ injured:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/one-storey-building-collapsed-in-mumbai-four-rescued/
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/National/2018-02-24/Three-injured-in-Mumbai-building-collapse/361405
http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/three-injured-in-building-collapse-in-mumbai-s-wadala/story-l01zEKFazVUM3wrDzf9v8J.html
http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/5-injured-in-building-collapse-at-antop-hill/articleshow/63062118.cms
http://www.india.com/news/india/mumbai-building-collapses-in-wadala-search-and-rescue-operation-underway-2912424/

2018-02-25 - Vacant building collapses in Evanston (Illinois):
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/no-injuries-in-abandoned-building-collapse-in-evanston/
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/partial-building-collapsed-in-evanston--475084573.html
http://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/02/25/city/vacant-building-collapses-5th-ward/
http://evanstonnow.com/story/public-safety/bill-smith/1829-simpson/2018-02-25/79327/vacant-building-collapses-on-simpson

2018-02-25 - Building partially collapses in Paducah (Kentucky):
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/37587054/partial-building-collapse-in-paducah

2018-02-25 - Building collapses in coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 11 injured:
http://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/02/11-injured-lagos-building-collapse/
http://thenationonlineng.net/11-injured-building-collapse/

2018-02-25 - Sewer pipe breaks, sinkhole opens, in North Bay (Canada):
http://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/sinkhole-closes-cassells-847415
http://www.nugget.ca/2018/02/24/sink-hole-closes-intersection
http://www.country600.com/2018/02/24/sink-hole-cassells-street/
http://www.northbaynipissing.com/news-story/8151961-sinkhole-closes-intersection-in-the-city-of-north-bay-feb-24/

2018-02-26 - Water main breaks in Hanover Township (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2018/02/26/water-main-break-in-hanover-township/

2018-02-26 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Hamilton (Canada):
http://www.thespec.com/news-story/8154246-watermain-and-sinkhole-repairs-will-take-all-day/
http://www.chch.com/water-main-break-causes-sinkhole-hamilton/

2018-02-27 - Building partially collapses in Ulhasnagar (India), 2 injured:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/portion-of-building-collapses-in-ulhasnagar-two-students-injured/articleshow/63085600.cms

2018-02-27 - Sewer pipe collapses, sinkhole opens, in Struthers (Ohio):
http://wkbn.com/2018/02/27/sinkhole-shuts-down-portion-of-busy-struthers-street/

2018-02-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in North Bay (Canada):
http://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/another-sink-hole-this-time-on-main-st-849566

2018-02-27 - Water main breaks in Euston area in coastal London (Britain):
http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/LatestIncidentsContainer_euston-burst-water-main-27-feb-2018.asp

2018-02-28 - Building partially collapses in Scottsbluff (Nebraska):
http://www.kgwn.tv/content/news/Roof-collapses-on-a-downtown-Scottsbluff-Building--475431963.html

2018-02-28 - Bridge collapses, cars damaged, on Coach Street in Skipton (Britain):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-43228494
http://www.northyorksfire.gov.uk/news-events/breaking-news/incident_summary_day_shift_wednesday_28th_february_2018
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/alarm-as-giant-bridge-collapse-swallows-cars-in-yorkshire-town-1-9040699

Quote: "Bridge Collapse – Coach street, Skipton Time of call: 15:33 Appliances form Skipton attended this incident which involved a bridge that had collapsed over the beck near the carpark on coach street, appliances cordoned of the area and made the scene safe. Crews are currently still in attendance and this incident is ongoing."

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