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News on Casualties
8-story building gave way in Nigeria: At least 2 casualties
- Apr, 30, 2020
- Structural Failures News On Failures
- Nigeria, Owerri
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
Two people have been reported dead after an 8-story building collapsed in the city of Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The incident occurred on April 30, 2020. The building was under construction and was...
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Building explosion in Moscow: At least 3 casualties
- Apr, 04, 2020
- Damage (Structural) Blasting Effects News On Failures
- Russia, Orekhovo-Zuyevo
- Authored by: thestructuralengineer.info
At least 3 people have been reported dead after a gas explosion in a residential building near Moscow, Russia. The incident happened on Saturday, April 4, 2020. The 5-story building is located in Ore...
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7-story building collapse in Cambodia
A 7-story building that was under construction collapsed in Cambodia on January 3, 2019, resulting in 2 fatalities. The incident occurred in the city of Kep which is located in southwest Cambodia....
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Building in Nairobi gives way: Fears of people trapped
A 6-story building collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya's capital, on Friday, December 6, 2019. The residential building gave way at about 8:00 am as most residents were preparing to leave for work. Those w...
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7-story building failure in Brazil: 9 people dead
A 7-story apartment building suddenly gave way trapping people under the rubble. The structure that was located in Fortaleza city (north-east of Brazil) collapsed at about 10:30 a.m. on O...
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