Tag: Building collapses
Report: San Francisco Bay Area falls behind on quake safety
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Bay Area is falling behind on efforts to retrofit buildings that are vulnerable to collapse during a major...
Shallow Indonesia quake kills 3, damages hundreds of homes
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A shallow earthquake in central Indonesia has killed three people and damaged more than 300 homes, disaster officials said Thursday as...
No injuries when snow causes Wisconsin hotel roof collapse
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — Officials say no one was hurt when heavy snow caused part of a hotel roof to collapse in northeastern Wisconsin.
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Spring storm moves east after blanketing central US in snow
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota residents slogged through a mid-April storm Sunday that dumped 2 feet (half a meter) of snow on parts of the Upper...
Outside investigator to probe ladder collapse at fire scene
BOSTON — Boston Fire Department officials say an independent investigator will be brought in to determine what caused a ladder to collapse as firefighters...
Firefighter unhurt as ladder collapses on 3-story building
BOSTON — A firefighter standing on a telescoping ladder when it collapsed onto a three-story building in Boston has escaped unhurt.
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Business owner sues over collapsed Sioux Falls building
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The owner of a smoke shop adjacent to a building that collapsed in Sioux Falls has filed a lawsuit claiming...
Alabama university releases video views of twister
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama college that's still recovering from a tornado strike has released surveillance video showing what the storm looked like as...
Road to be closed for months after collapse, evacuations
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A road that collapsed during a landslide in western Pennsylvania that prompted the evacuation of an apartment complex will be...
Collapsing hillside prompts road closure, evacuations
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Authorities say a collapsing hillside in western Pennsylvania has caused portions of a road to collapse along with one building...