Disaster

Associated Press - Wed October 06, 2021

Contractor Crews Come Together After Train Derailment

Volunteer emergency responders, firefighters, law enforcement, medical providers, contractor crews and regular citizens all worked together to help those whose trip was so suddenly and violently interrupted by the derailment of an Amtrak train on Sept....

CEG - Mon September 06, 2021

Tropical Storm Ida Inflicts Flood, Wind Damage to Large Areas of the Northeast

The weather system that was once Hurricane Ida roared through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast states Sept. 1-3, bringing with it historic rainfall amounts, catastrophic flooding, multiple reports of tornadoes, and death and injuries....

Associated Press & CNN - Mon June 28, 2021

UPDATE: With Demolition of Florida Condo Building Complete, Investigators Hunt for Answers

With the demolition of what was left of the Surfside, Fla., Champlain Towers South condominium building after its partial collapse June 24, search and rescue efforts at the site have resumed with ever more urgency....

CBS News & The Associated Press - Tue May 04, 2021

Metro Overpass Collapses in Mexico City, Leaving Many Dead, Injured

Rescuers were on the scene throughout the night May 3 and early May 4 to pull victims from the rubble following the collapse of an elevated section at a Mexico City metro train station. As a result of the collapse, a subway car careened onto a busy boulevard late as it approached the Olivos station, killing at least 23 people and injuring about 70, according to city officials....

Associated Press - Tue July 02, 2019

Remaining Parts of Collapsed Italian Bridge are Demolished

GENOA, Italy (AP) — A spectacular planned explosion on June 28, knocked down the remaining spans and supporting pillars of the Italian bridge that collapsed last year with the loss of 43 lives. The blast in Genoa at 9:37 a.m....

Emily Buenzle - Mon March 19, 2018

Engineer Working on FIU Bridge Reported Cracks Days Before Collapse

Just two days before the newly-constructed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University collapsed on March 15, the project's lead engineer left a warning message for Florida Department of Transportation officials about cracks in the structure....

Mon August 22, 2016

Eight Workers Killed in Highway Bridge Collapse

Fox News Latino is reporting that eight workers were killed in an accident at a highway construction site in southern Mexico, the Guerrero state Attorney General's Office said. The accident occurred during construction of the Acapulco-Zihuatanejo highway, known as the new Route of the Sun....

Thu March 26, 2015

Texas Bridge Collapses

SALADO, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a tractor-trailer has crashed into an overpass under construction along a major interstate in Central Texas, killing one person and halting traffic in both directions....