2014-10-31 - Bridge under construction collapses in coastal Jakarta (Indonesia), 4 killed:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/440679/4-die-in-jakarta-bridge-collapse
http://jakarta.coconuts.co/2014/10/31/bridge-collapses-taman-ismail-marzuki-killing-4
http://www.pattayaone.net/national/152767/4-die-in-jakarta-bridge-collapse/
http://indonesianewsstand.com/news/read/428205/Four-dead-as-bridge-collapses-in-Taman-Ismail-Marzuki-Jakarta
2014-10-31 - Newly-constructed five-story building collapses in Pune (India), at least 1 killed:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/building-collapses-in-pune-1-trapped-under-debris-614236
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pune-7storey-building-collapses-3-people-feared-trapped/509632-3-237.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/five-story-building-collapses-in-pune-one-feared-trapped/
http://www.firstpost.com/india/pune-newly-constructed-7-storey-building-collapses-several-feared-trapped-1781003.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/sixstorey-building-collapses-in-pune-one-trapped-under-debris/article6552287.ece
Quote: "In a ghastly replay of the 2013 Thane building collapse tragedy, a newly constructed six-storey building collapsed in Pune’s suburban region of Narhe-Ambegaon early on Friday morning, trapping a 28-year-old youth under the debris."
Note: Some stories say it was a 5-story building, some say it was a 6-story building, and some say it was a 7-story building. So, at least five...
2014-10-30 - Building collapses in Connellsville (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/fayette/7062565-74/building-street-connellsville
http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/building-collapses-connellsville/nhwqF/
2014-10-30 - Buddhist temple collapses at 1:45 AM near Sugar Land (Texas):
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/neighborhood/2014/10/30/firefighters-respond-to-building-collapse-at-buddhist-temple-in-sw-houston/18164593/
2014-10-30 - Chunks of concrete fall off Silas Creek Parkway bridge in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://myfox8.com/2014/10/30/traffic-slowed-on-bus-40-after-concrete-falls-from-bridge/
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/concrete-debris-falls-from-silas-creek-parkway-bridge-over-business/article_857493ba-4074-53d5-9164-61545b9e7216.html
2014-10-28 - Two-story residential building collapses in Banaswadi (India), near Bangalore, 1 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141029/nation-current-affairs/article/building-collapse-kills-woman-injures-four
http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/1-Dead-4-Injured-in-Banaswadi-Building-Collapse/2014/10/29/article2498325.ece
http://www.business-standard.com/video-gallery/general/building-collapse-in-bangalore-kills-one-injures-four-13088.htm
2014-10-27 - Porch collapses at home on the South Shore in Chicago (Illinois), near Lake Michigan, girl seriously injured:
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/10/27/child-seriously-hurt-in-south-shore-porch-collapse/
http://www.suntimes.com/news/30692938-761/child-seriously-injured-in-porch-collapse-on-south-side.html
http://abc7chicago.com/news/porch-collapses-on-south-side/368559/
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/27054163/child-seriously-hurt-in-south-shore-porch-collapse
2014-10-22 - Major power outage blacks out 30,000 homes for half an hour in Ottawa (Canada):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20141022-45732-CAN
2014-10-21 - Building collapses onto street in the French Quarter in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana):
http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/orleans/2014/10/22/collapse-royal-quarter/17721963/
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/10/balcony_collapse_in_french_qua.html
http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/new-orleans/crews-called-out-to-investigate-balcony-collapse-in-french-quarter/29262076
http://www.wwltv.com/story/news/local/orleans/2014/10/21/french-quarter-street-building-falls/17683239/
http://wgno.com/2014/10/22/part-of-a-royal-street-building-collapses-a-second-time/
http://www.facebook.com/FBNewswire/posts/790545024316954
Quote: "New Orleans authorities are trying to determine the cause of a French Quarter building collapse that left a pile of rubble on Royal Street late Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 21)."
2014-10-21 - Building partially collapses onto the Queen Alexandra Bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland (Britain):
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/wall-of-building-next-to-sunderland-bridge-collapses-1-6908549
2014-10-21 - Factory partially collapses into pond in Cambodia, 4 injured:
http://www.ubalert.com/RCPb
Quote: "A police chief confirmed that four Cambodian workers were injured on Tuesday when a portion of the floor in a garment factory caved-in into a pond that was constructed below."
2014-10-18 - Ceiling partially collapses onto men in Mineola (New York), on coastal Long Island, 2 injured:
http://longisland.news12.com/news/ceiling-collapse-injures-2-members-of-asbestos-removal-crew-in-mineola-1.9515759?qr=1
http://7online.com/news/ceiling-collapse-traps-construction-workers-in-mineola/354537/
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/10/17/construction-worker-hurt-when-ceiling-collapses-in-mineola/
2014-10-17 - Grate collapses at concert venue in Seongnam (South Korea), 16 killed, concert planner jumps off building and dies:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20141017-45680-KOR
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29673124
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/korea-concert-planner-found-dead-16-die-26289737
2014-10-16 - Porch suddenly collapses at home in Troy (Pennsylvania), 3 injured:
http://thedailyreview.com/news/people-injured-after-porch-collapses-in-troy-heights-reason-for-cave-in-unknown-1.1772572
http://thedailyreview.com/news/people-injured-after-porch-collapses-in-troy-heights-1.1772572
Quote: "It wasn't known why the porch collapsed. A person who was at the residence said the cement broke and the porch caved in."
Note: Hydrogen sulfide is corrosive to steel and concrete/cement so over time it will degrade stuff made out of such materials, and we'll be seeing more incidents like this, along with buildings and bridges collapsing, water and sewer and gas pipes rupturing, etc.
2014-10-15 - Building under construction partially collapses near school in Noida (India), 1 killed, 25 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=AC-20141017-45667-IND
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/noida-school-mishap-1-student-dead-25-injured-in-building-wall-collapse/506545-3-242.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Part-of-University-of-Hyderabad-building-collapses-students-point-out-negligence/articleshow/44830843.cms
2014-10-14 - Building about to collapse in Jersey City (New Jersey), eight buildings evacuated:
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2014/10/jersey_city_building_in_danger_of_collapse.html
http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2014/10/eight_buildings_in_jersey_city.html
http://www.veooz.com/news/iHaX0c1.html
2014-10-14 - Retaining wall starts collapsing on I-70 bridge in Rostraver (Pennsylvania):
http://triblive.com/news/adminpage/6967762-74/petersen-wall-bridge
2014-10-12 - Vacant building collapses in Joplin (Missouri):
http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/story/d/story/vacant-building-in-joplin-collapses/24025/HhH_x8sp10mCWWFV0TvsAg
2014-10-11 - Chunk of bridge falls onto traffic in Willoughby Hills (Ohio):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/26763663/bridge-to-be-inspected-after-portion-falls-onto-moving-traffic-below
2014-10-11 - Bakery collapses in New Delhi (India), at least 1 killed:
http://en.haberler.com/one-killed-many-trapped-under-rubbles-as-building-555960/
http://en.cihan.com.tr/news/One-killed-many-trapped-under-rubbles-as-building-collapse-in-India_3715-CHMTU1MzcxNS8kbmV3c01hcFZhbHVlLntjYXRlZ29yeS5pZH0=
2014-10-10 - Roof collapses onto people and cars at strip mall in Fontana (California), 7 people trapped, rescued:
http://www.pe.com/articles/beckers-751693-people-friday.html
http://ktla.com/2014/10/10/7-rescued-from-partial-roof-collapse-at-fontana-strip-mall-businesses-closed/
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/10/10/no-injuries-reported-after-partial-roof-collapse-at-fontana-strip-mall/
2014-10-09 - Building under construction collapses in Rollinsford (New Hampshire), near the coast:
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20141010/GJNEWS_01/141019947
2014-10-08 - Rolling brownouts hit the Rio Grande Valley (Texas):
http://www.valleymorningstar.com/news/local_news/article_74eb0c6a-4f3a-11e4-9c07-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_d39776e0-4f3a-11e4-8db7-001a4bcf6878.html
2014-10-07 - Building collapses on Rosecroft Lane in Welwyn (Britain), 1 lightly injured:
http://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/hospital-building-collapse-Welwyn/story-23056143-detail/story.html
http://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/man_hurt_after_building_collapses_in_welwyn_1_3798060
2014-10-07 - I-75 bridge over the Ohio River crumbling in Cincinnati (Ohio):
http://wdtn.com/2014/10/07/reports-show-ohio-river-bridge-is-crumbling/
http://www.kentucky.com/2014/10/07/3467722_reports-show-ohio-river-bridge.html
http://www.journal-news.com/news/news/transportation/brent-spence-bridge-deteriorating-year-by-year-exa/nhdTj/
2014-10-06 - Building partially collapses onto man in coastal Bridlington (Britain), 1 killed:
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Taxi-driver-describes-caught-Bridlington-building/story-23060162-detail/story.html
http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-man-killed-after-building-collapse-is-named-1-6883922
http://www.bridlingtonfreepress.co.uk/news/local/breaking-news-part-of-building-collapses-on-pedestrian-in-bridlington-1-6880378
http://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/1416539/update-man-dies-after-building-collapse-in-bridlington/
http://www.westkentuckystar.com/News/Local-Regional/McCracken-County/Sinkhole-Opens-Up-on-Kentucky-Ave-in-Paducah.aspx
http://www.newsyorkshire.co.uk/news/breaking-news-part-of-building-collapses-on-pedestrian-in-bridlington
2014-10-04 - Building collapses in Abuja (Nigeria), people trapped:
http://www.thetrentonline.com/several-people-trapped-fresh-building-collapse-abuja-club-house/
http://thecallng.com/2014/10/club-building-collapses-abuja-many-still-trapped-in-rubble/
http://metronaija.com/many-trapped-abuja-building-collapse/
http://www.naija.io/blogs/p/982015/photo-news-club-building-collapse-in-abuja-many-trapped
http://kevindjakpor.blogspot.com/2014/10/many-trapped-in-fresh-abuja-building.html
http://www.naij.com/300664-many-trapped-club-house-collapses-abuja.html
http://leckzzy.blogspot.com/2014/10/many-trapped-as-building-collapses-in.html
http://www.mediahoarders.com/news/many-trapped-club-house-collapses-abuja/
Quote: "The current trend of building collapse in Nigeria is becoming increasingly worrisome."
2014-10-02 - Major power outage blacks out parts of coastal Santa Barbara and Montecito (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=PW-20141003-45493-USA
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