Tuesday, May 1, 2018

2018 - APR - Infrastructure Collapse




2018-04-01 - Assi Ganga River bridge collapses in Uttarakhand (India):
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttarakhand/bridge-on-gangotri-highway-collapses/567288.html
http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/bridge-on-asi-ganga-collapses.html
http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/important-bridge-over-assi-ganga-river-on-gangotri-highway-collapses-in-uttarakhand-second-time-in-3-months/1117691/
http://www.afternoonvoice.com/bridge-on-gangotri-highway-collapses-again.html

2018-04-01 - Building collapses in coastal Lagos (Nigeria), 2 killed, more injured:
http://saharareporters.com/2018/03/31/two-dead-lagos-building-collapse
http://punchng.com/11-year-old-woman-killed-in-lagos-building-collapse-2/
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/03/two-die-scores-injure-one-storey-building-collapse-lagos/
http://dailynigerian.com/2-killed-in-lagos-building-collapse/
http://thenationonlineng.net/two-die-building-collapses-agege/

2018-04-02 - Bridge collapses into the Raway River in Myaungmya (Myanmar), 2 killed:
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/local/13668
http://coconuts.co/yangon/news/two-brothers-killed-collapse-expired-bridge/
http://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/one-man-dies-another-missing-irrawaddy-bridge-collapse.html
http://www.mmtimes.com/news/brothers-missing-after-collapse-suspension-bridge-ayeyarwady.html

2018-04-02 - Septic tank collapses, sinkhole opens and swallows garbage truck, in Springfield (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Garbage-truck--478512643.html
http://www.ktts.com/news/local-news/trash-truck-removed-from-sinkhole-in-east-springfield
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Sinkhole-swallows-trash-truck-in-Springfield-12799696.php
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Sinkhole-swallows-trash-truck-in-Springfield-12799696.php

2018-04-03 - Chunk of building crumbles off and falls 14 stories onto car in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/part-of-building-crashes-down-on-pa-teachers-car/3299628/

2018-04-03 - Water smells like diesel in Martin County (Kentucky):
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/kentucky-water-smells-diesel-fuel-video.html

2018-04-03 - Roof collapses at building under construction in Lahore (Pakistan), 4 injured:
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/299889-four-labourers-injured-in-roof-collapse

2018-04-03 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, car crashes into it, in DeKalb (Illinois):
http://www.wrex.com/story/37873224/2018/04/Tuesday/car-crashes-into-large-sinkhole-in-dekalb
http://q985online.com/a-sink-hole-was-discovered-in-dekalb/

2018-04-04 - Storage tank leaks 4,200 gallons of crude oil into Bay Jacques (Louisiana):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20180405-62492-USA
http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2018/04/crude_oil_storage_tank_leaks_4.html
http://www.katc.com/story/37881574/coast-guard-responds-to-crude-oil-spill-in-bay-jacques
http://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2018-04-04/oil-spill-reported-in-louisianas-bay-jacques

2018-04-04 - Five-story building collapses in Kakamega (Kenya):
http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/04/04/five-storey-building-collapses-in-kakamega_c1740455
http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/kakamega/Five-storey-building-collapses/3444890-4371294-rnnv00/index.html
http://zipo.co.ke/32056/kakamega-5-storey-building-collapses/

2018-04-04 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Bangor (Maine):
http://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Small-sinkhole-opens-in-Downtown-Bangor-478675233.html

2018-04-05 - Building partially collapses in Philipsburg (Pennsylvania):
http://wjactv.com/news/local/partial-building-collapse-shuts-down-street-in-philipsburg
http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/article207927559.html

2018-04-06 - Seven-story building collapses in coastal Alexandria (Egypt):
http://en.el-balad.com/2375103
http://www.egyptindependent.com/7-storey-building-collapses-in-alexandria-no-deaths-or-injuries/
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/297154/Egypt/Politics-/UPDATED-No-deaths-in-Alexandria-building-collapse.aspx

2018-04-07 - Commercial building partially collapses in Olean (New York):
http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/former-olean-standard-equipment-building-vacated-after-wall-collapse/article_dc4f1e42-390a-11e8-861e-03642c6aa3a1.html

2018-04-08 - Building collapses in Ife (Nigeria), possibly 1 killed:
http://thenationonlineng.net/one-feared-killed-ife-building-collapse/

2018-04-09 - New bridge cracking on I-4 in Orlando (Florida):
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/watch-cracks-on-i-4-bridge-in-downtown-orlando/729776191

Quote: "There are visible cracks on the new Interstate 4 bridge pier in downtown Orlando."

2018-04-09 - Wall collapses onto children in Doornfontein (South Africa), 3 killed:
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-04-09-deadly-wall-collapse-it-sounded-like-a-big-car-crash/
http://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/1887961/three-children-die-in-joburg-abandoned-building-wall-collapse/
http://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/three-children-killed-after-wall-collapse/
http://ewn.co.za/2018/04/09/3-children-die-in-doornfontein-wall-collapse

2018-04-09 - Major power outage blacks out 57,000 homes in Salt Lake County (Utah):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180410-62548-USA

2018-04-10 - Water main breaks and floods street in Spokane (Washington):
http://www.kxly.com/news/water-main-break-blocks-roads-near-gonzaga-university/727944752

2018-04-11 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Irvine (California):
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/04/10/water-main-break-irvine/
http://patch.com/california/lakeforest-ca/sinkhole-closes-major-orange-county-roadway
http://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/10/water-main-break-floods-closes-busy-irvine-road/

2018-04-11 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Decatur (Georgia):
http://www.decaturish.com/2018/04/sinkhole-closes-church-street-between-east-trinity-and-east-maple/

2018-04-11 - Water main breaks on Village Lake Drive in Charlotte (North Carolina):
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article208474109.html
http://patch.com/north-carolina/charlotte/traffic-alert-sinkhole-closes-down-independence-boulevard
http://www.wbtv.com/story/37923946/sinkhole-water-main-break-closes-outbound-independence-blvd
http://www.wcnc.com/article/news/traffic/sinkhole-causing-major-headaches-for-drivers-on-independence-boulevard/275-537016641
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlotte/news/2018/04/11/water-main-break-repair-causes-major-delays-along-major-thoroughfare

2018-04-12 - Power outage blacks out 7,500 homes in Knoxville (Tennessee):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180412-62580-USA

2018-04-12 - Four-story building under construction collapses in Peer Muchalla (India):
http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/under-construction-building-collapses-at-peer-muchalla/story-jY9PocVv1Zt0zXBxVcYkhP.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/multi-storey-housing-society-building-collapses-in-mohali/articleshow/63734153.cms
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/labourers-feared-trapped-as-4-storey-structure-gives-way/573054.html

2018-04-12 - Building collapses onto children in Kotha Donka (India), 3 killed:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/three-children-die-in-wall-collapse-in-ap-118041201099_1.html

2018-04-13 - Sewer line collapses, sinkhole opens, in Jackson (Mississippi):
http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2018/04/13/sinkhole-opens-jackson-road-impairs-traffic/516387002/
http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/37953948/sewer-cave-in-at-northside-drive-ridgewood-road
http://www.wjtv.com/news/metro/sewer-cave-in-on-northside-drive-and-ridgewood-road-creates-major-sinkhole/1120795682

2018-04-13 - Underground water main explodes and blows pavement apart in Cleckheaton (Britain):
http://inews.co.uk/news/uk/waterworks-explosion-yorkshire-flooding/

2018-04-13 - Culvert collapses, sinkhole forms, in coastal Bideford (Britain):
http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/moreton-park-sinkhole-1-5473733

2018-04-14 - Power outage blacks out 15,000 homes in Vancouver and Burnaby (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180415-62610-CAN

2018-04-14 - Power outage in Puerto Rico is now the second largest on record worldwide:
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2018/04/blackout-in-puerto-rico-is-now-second.html

2018-04-14 - Two-story restaurant collapses in Kota (India), 1 killed:
http://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-kota-house-collapse-victim-dies-after-15-hours-2605372
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/hotel-restaurant-building-collapses-in-kota-4-rescued-alive/articleshow/63759421.cms
http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/live-building-collapses-in-kota-dhan-mandi-rajasthan-several-people-trapped/1133026/
http://www.ndtv.com/cities/building-collapses-in-rajasthans-kota-many-feared-trapped-1837517
http://www.india.com/news/india/rajasthan-building-collapses-kota-many-feared-trapped-3000096/
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/14/c_137110988.htm

2018-04-14 - Building collapses in Nahuang (China), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/14/c_137111454.htm

2018-04-14 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, near Pittston (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2018/04/14/large-sinkhole-in-luzerne-county-causes-traffic-problems/

2018-04-15 - Six-story building collapses in central Moscow (Russia):
http://www.continentalnewsshow.com/6350_world/5297503_six-story-building-collapses-in-central-moscow.html
http://eblnews.com/video/plumes-rise-century-old-building-collapses-moscow-380450
http://www.news4europe.eu/6378_video/5297504_six-story-building-collapses-in-central-moscow.html

2018-04-15 - Nuclear waste barrels degrading at facility in Lower Saxony (Germany):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20180416-62615-DEU

2018-04-15 - Pipeline leaks 290,000 liters of oil and saltwater near Zama City (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ED-20180417-62637-CAN
http://globalnews.ca/news/4147946/paramount-resources-pipeline-leaks-290000-litres-of-oil-and-saltwater-in-alberta/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/paramount-resources-zama-city-pipeline-leak-1.4621904

2018-04-15 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens, in Wakefield (Massachusetts):
http://whdh.com/news/crews-working-to-repair-water-main-break-in-wakefield/

2018-04-16 - Wall and chunk of road collapses along Route 11/15 near Perdix (Pennsylvania):
http://local21news.com/news/local/route-1115-to-be-reduced-to-one-lane-in-perry-county-due-to-collapsed-wall

2018-04-16 - Building collapses in Bandung (Indonesia), 7 killed:
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/seven-killed-in-indonesia-building-collapse
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/seven-killed-building-collapse/

2018-04-16 - Building under construction partially collapses in Jabalpur (India), 2 killed, 23 injured:
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/two-labourers-killed-as-under-construction-building-collapses-118041601165_1.html

2018-04-16 - Water main breaks, sinkhole opens and swallows car, in El Cajon (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2018/04/16/sinkhole-nearly-swallows-suv-in-el-cajon/
http://www.kusi.com/sinkhole-swallows-vehicle-after-water-main-break-in-el-cajon/
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-water-cajon-20180416-story.html
http://www.cbs8.com/story/37971338/car-goes-into-sinkhole-in-el-cajon-3-people-escape
http://www.sott.net/article/383091-Sinkhole-swallows-SUV-in-El-Cajon-California

2018-04-17 - Bridge collapses in East Java (Indonesia), 3 trucks and motorcycle fall into water, 2+ killed:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-04/17/c_137117389.htm
http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/04/17/bridge-collapse-kills-2-in-indonesia/
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/two-killed-in-in-east-java-bridge-collapse-317405.html
http://en.antaranews.com/news/115394/west-section-of-widang-bridge-collapses
http://www.mangalorean.com/bridge-collapse-kills-2-in-indonesia/

2018-04-17 - Three balconies collapse at apartment building in coastal Marsascala on the island of Malta:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180417/local/three-balconies-collapse-in-marsascala.676708

2018-04-17 - Power outage blacks out 33,000+ homes in the Bundaberg Region (Australia):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180417-62659-AUS

2018-04-17 - Major water main breaks, disaster declared, in Carbon County (Utah):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180418-62668-USA

Quote: "Carbon County joined the effort to repair a ruptured water main on Tuesday, bringing a second large backhoe and concrete barricades to the scene at Highway 6 and the North Carbonville junction. Carbon County and Wellington City have both signed documents declaring unincorporated Carbon County in a "state of emergency' due to the number of reported residential and business water outages. The documents say, 'areas are declared to be a disaster, requiring aid, assistance and relief available pursuant to the provisions of local and state statutes.' For those residents who don't have water, it may be off for an extended period of time."

2018-04-18 - Power outage blacks out the entire island of Puerto Rico:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180419-62684-CRI

Quote: "Seven months after Hurricane Maria destroyed most of the island's power grid, Puerto Rico has suffered an island-wide power outage, CNN reported. 'The entire electrical system in Puerto Rico collapses AGAIN!' San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz tweeted. The latest outage comes less than a week after a tree knocked out power to 870,000 customers. Puerto Rico's power authority said it may take 24 to 36 hours for electricity to be restored. The cause of the blackout wasn't immediately clear."

2018-04-19 - Huge 1980-foot-tall TV tower collapses during maintenance in Fordland (Missouri), 1 killed, several injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20180419-62702-USA
http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article209345514.html
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/TV-tower-collapses-in-Fordland-480261283.html
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/breaking-news-one-dead-in-tower-collapse-in-fordland/1129943310
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/19/one-dead-several-injured-after-tv-station-tower-collapses-in-missouri.html
http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2018/04/19/tower-collapse-webster-county-1-possibly-dead-several-injured-official-said/532227002/

2018-04-19 - Building partially collapses in San Antonio (Texas):
http://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2018/04/19/firefighters-looking-for-possible-victims-in-structure-collapse-

2018-04-19 - Building partially collapses in McKeesport (Pennsylvania):
http://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/no-one-hurt-after-wall-of-mckeesport-building-partially-collapses/734702465

2018-04-19 - Building under construction collapses in coastal Kochi (India):
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/underconstruction-building-collapses-kerala-kaloor-kochi-metro-hit-kmrl-5144334/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/concrete-structure-sinks-at-kaloor-metro-services-partially-suspended/articleshow/63836969.cms
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2018/apr/20/kochi-massive-under-construction-building-tumbles-down-at-kaloor-1803848.html

2018-04-20 - Home partially collapses in North St. Louis (Missouri):
http://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/fire-crews-respond-to-partial-building-collapse-in-north-stl/63-543593443

2018-04-20 - Power outage blacks out 15,000+ homes in coastal Point Loma (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180421-62720-USA

2018-04-20 - Power outage blacks out 35,000 homes in Fayetteville (North Carolina):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180421-62722-USA

2018-04-21 - Parking lot collapses under garbage truck in Cookeville (Tennessee):
http://herald-citizen.com/stories/parking-lot-collapses,27406
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/parking-lot-partially-collapses-in-cookeville
http://fox17.com/news/local/cookeville-garbage-truck-swallowed-by-collapse-in-pavement

2018-04-22 - Holes open on I-20 on Wateree River bridge in Kershaw County (South Carolina):
http://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/smalls-holes-close-lane-on-i-20-bridge-in-kershaw-county/101-544672761
http://www.wistv.com/story/38018104/scdot-to-repair-bridge-on-i-20-eb-in-kershaw-co

2018-04-23 - Nine-month-old overpass crumbling in Gurugram (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/concrete-chunk-falls-off-9-month-old-hero-honda-chowk-flyover-spurs-safety-fears/articleshow/63902845.cms

2018-04-24 - Building partially collapses in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://abc7ny.com/at-least-1-hurt-in-partial-wall-collapse-at-bronx-pharmacy/3382792/
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Partial-Wall-Collapse-Leads-to-Evacuation-of-Multiple-Buildings-in-New-York-City-480572831.html
http://bronx.news12.com/story/38022368/storefront-collapses-in-soundview-shopping-center

2018-04-24 - Vacant building collapses in William Penn (Pennsylvania):
http://wnep.com/2018/04/24/abandoned-building-collapses-in-william-penn/

2018-04-26 - Building partially collapses in Arcola (Illinois):
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/building-collapse-closes-road/1145655803

2018-04-26 - Storm drain collapses, sinkhole opens, in coastal Honolulu (Hawaii):
http://www.khon2.com/news/ward-sinkhole-to-cause-traffic-delays/1144447035
http://www.khon2.com/news/local-news/massive-sinkhole-shuts-down-portion-of-ward-ave/1144077255
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/04/26/breaking-news/sinkhole-forces-closure-of-block-of-ward-avenue/
http://www.kitv.com/story/38054850/12-feet-pipe-on-ward-ave-replaced-after-collapse-causing-a-sink-hole

2018-04-26 - Sewer pipe collapses, sinkhole opens and destroys homes, in Overcome Heights area in coastal Cape Town (South Africa):
http://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2018-04-26-sewer-pipe-collapses-and-destroys-homes/
http://allafrica.com/stories/201804270242.html

2018-04-26 - Bridge collapses near Haripur (Pakistan), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1404108/two-killed-in-haripur-bridge-collapse
http://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/2-died-4-injured-as-chappar-bridge-hairpu-co-328310.html
http://www.newstv.pk/2018/04/26/2-dead-and-several-injured-due-to-hurrypur-bridge-collapse/

2018-04-26 - Footbridge collapses in coastal Zamboanga (Philippine Islands), 12+ injured:
http://www.manilatimes.net/zamboanga-bridge-collapses-over-a-dozen-hurt/395098/
http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/27/18/lawmaker-seeks-probe-after-zamboanga-footbridge-collapse
http://www.interaksyon.com/zamboanga-bridge-falling-national-housing-authority/
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1654746/Zamboanga/Local-News/2-lawmakers-mayor-fall-as-bridge-collapses

2018-04-27 - Building collapses on Church Street in Wellington (Britain):
http://www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/62481

2018-04-27 - Water main breaks, huge sinkhole opens in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.news4jax.com/news/local/jacksonville/apparent-sinkhole-opens-up-on-jacksonvilles-westside
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/local/massive-sinkhole-on-the-westside-causes-road-closures/77-546343672

2018-04-27 - Water main breaks, street floods, in Vancouver (Washington):
http://katu.com/news/local/water-main-break-closes-vancouver-road

2018-04-27 - Water main breaks, sinkhole forms, in coastal Washington DC:
http://wjla.com/news/local/watermain_sinkhole_dc

2018-04-28 - Building under construction partially collapses in Lahore (Pakistan), 3 killed, 2 injured:
http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/437306-Roof-collapse-kills-three,-injured-two-in-Lahore
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/04/28/roof-collapse-in-lahore-kills-three-injures-two/
http://nation.com.pk/28-Apr-2018/592159

2018-04-29 - Nuclear plant leaks radioactive water near coastal Antwerp (Belgium), plant shut down until at least October:
http://strangesounds.org/2018/04/leak-at-the-belgian-nuclear-power-plant-doel-1.html

2018-04-29 - Power outage blacks out airport in coastal Amsterdam (Netherlands):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CID-20180429-62853-NLD

2018-04-30 - Public restroom collapses in Bhandup West (India), 2 killed:
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-strong-toilet-collapse-takes-locals-by-surprise-2609702

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