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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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Read More »Fire out at collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans
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.
Read More »Coroner IDs man found dead in collapsed part of building
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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Read More »1 still missing in rubble hours after Ohio building collapse
One person remains missing and four were injured in Cincinnati after part of a building under construction collapsed Monday.
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Read More »New Orleans hotel implosion to occur in about 9 weeks
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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Read More »Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans, search on for a missing worker (UPDATE)
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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Read More »Six injured in second-story floor collapse in Mukwonago
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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