Before building collapse, $9M+ in repairs needed

June 28, 2021 3:03 pm Leave a comment

Workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse, which killed at least four. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Owners of units in a Florida oceanfront condo building that collapsed with deadly consequences were just days away from a deadline to start making steep payments toward more than $9 million in major repairs that had been recommended nearly three years earlier.

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3 dead, 1 hurt after partial building collapse in Houston

October 5, 2020 6:17 pm Leave a comment

Three workers were killed Monday when a stairwell collapsed inside a high-rise building under construction in Houston, according to fire department officials.

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Fire out at collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans

September 28, 2020 10:02 pm Leave a comment

This photo shows the Hard Rock Hotel, which was under construction, after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (Chris Granger/The Advocate via AP)

A fire broke out Monday amid the wreckage of the Hard Rock Hotel construction project that partially collapsed last year in New Orleans and was put out by mid-afternoon. No injuries were reported.

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Coroner IDs man found dead in collapsed part of building

November 27, 2019 12:54 pm Leave a comment

Authorities respond and search for a missing worker following a building collapse at a construction site, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in downtown Cincinnati. Turner Construction announced that four injured workers were released from the hospital late Monday night, but search and rescue crews worked through the night in search of one missing worker. (Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

A coroner's office has identified the worker found dead after he had been missing more than a day in an Ohio building that partially collapsed.

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1 still missing in rubble hours after Ohio building collapse

November 26, 2019 11:31 am Leave a comment

Emergency crews respond to the scene of a partial building collapse at the construction site near the intersection of Race and Fourth Streets in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (Liz Dufour/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

One person remains missing and four were injured in Cincinnati after part of a building under construction collapsed Monday.

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New Orleans hotel implosion to occur in about 9 weeks

November 13, 2019 9:47 am Leave a comment

Owners of a New Orleans hotel that partly collapsed during construction said Tuesday they are planning to implode the remaining floors.

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Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans, search on for a missing worker (UPDATE)

October 13, 2019 11:15 pm Leave a comment

Workers are helped after a large portion of a hotel under construction suddenly collapsed in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Several construction workers had to run to safety as the Hard Rock Hotel, which has been under construction for the last several months, came crashing down. It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or if anyone was injured. (Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP)

Rescue crews on Sunday searched for a worker missing in the partial collapse of a New Orleans hotel that was under construction, their work proceeding cautiously amid fears about the stability of the structure, authorities said.

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Six injured in second-story floor collapse in Mukwonago

July 3, 2019 3:41 pm Leave a comment

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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How building design changed after 9/11

September 11, 2018 10:15 am 2 Comments

One World Trade Center (center) overlooks the wedge-shaped pavilion entrance of the National September 11 Museum (lower right) and the square outlines of the memorial waterfalls Sept. 5 in New York. The museum will open to the public May 21.
(AP file photo by Mark Lennihan)

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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Fallen bridge: ‘Stress test’ preceded collapse that killed 6

March 16, 2018 9:04 am Leave a comment

A pedestrian bridge that collapsed near Miami on Thursday is seen here being installed on March 10. The 950- ton new bridge collapsed over several cars, causing deaths and injuries. (Pedro Portal/ The Miami Herald via AP)

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.

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