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Six construction workers were hurt when a second-story concrete floor collapsed on a building project in Mukwonago on Wednesday morning.
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Read More »How building design changed after 9/11
When a building collapses killing hundreds – or thousands – of people, there are many reasons for pause. The loss of so much life is undoubtedly a catastrophe. Beyond that, a big building collapse raises many important engineering questions.
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Read More »Fallen bridge: ‘Stress test’ preceded collapse that killed 6
An innovative pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International University had been put to a "stress test" and its cables were being tightened when it collapsed over traffic, killing six people and sending 10 to a hospital, authorities said.
Read More »Pedestrian bridge collapses at university in Miami; several killed (UPDATE)
A new pedestrian bridge collapsed onto a highway at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing at least five vehicles under massive slabs. Several people were seen being loaded into ambulances and authorities launched search and rescue missions.
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Read More »Part of US 169 bridge collapses in Iowa (UPDATE)
By MICHAEL J. CRUMB Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Part of a bridge in Fort Dodge collapsed as it was being demolished Monday, sending two workers who had been standing atop the structure tumbling to the ground but ...
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Read More »TV station tower collapses in western Wisconsin
FAIRCHILD, Wis. (AP) — A 2,000-foot-tall television transmitting tower toppled in western Wisconsin, knocking a TV station off the air. WEAU-TV turned to the Internet to deliver its 10 p.m. newscast Tuesday night after the tower in eastern Eau Claire ...
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Read More »O’Donnell partial facade collapse moving into legal phase
By Joe Lanane
staff writer
On Thursday, the Milwaukee County Judiciary, Safety and General Services committee will consider hiring legal representation if/when lawsuits are filed stemming from the June 24 accident in which a 34-foot piece of facade collapsed and killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two others.
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Read More »Walker: O’Donnell Park facade was not installed to specs (VIDEO)
By Joe Lanane An independent inspection of the O’Donnell Park parking structure confirms nearly every facade panel on the building was installed incorrectly, according to Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker. Seventy-six of those panels pose an immediate safety risk, Walker ...
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Read More »Walker blames fatal accident on way slab was hung at O’Donnell
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker made the strongest statement yet by a county official about what caused a concrete panel to fall from a parking structure and kill a teenager. Walker said no evidence has surfaced suggesting ...
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Read More »O’Donnell investigation stays in county
Three Milwaukee County supervisors on Thursday failed to force a public debate over whether there should be an independent investigation of the O'Donnell Park parking structure collapse.
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