Tag: collapse

3 Hurt in Floor Collapse in Savannah’s 1899 US Courthouse

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Three construction workers were injured Tuesday when part of an upper floor collapsed inside Savannah’s 124-year-old federal courthouse, which has been undergoing extensive renovations for more than a year. All three workers were taken to a hospital, none of them with life-threatening injuries, after part of the courthouse’s third floor gave way and the…


8 People Missing in Fiery Collapse of Marseille Building

MARSEILLE, France—Eight people remained missing after the building they lived in exploded and collapsed early Sunday near the port of Marseille, leaving mounds of burning debris hampering rescue operations, officials said. More than 100 firefighters worked against a ticking clock to extinguish flames deep within the rubble of the five-story building, but more than 17…


LA Meteorologist Collapses on Live TV, Broadcast Immediately Halted

A Los Angeles meteorologist fainted during a live TV segment on Saturday morning and later provided an update that she’s doing well. Alissa Carlson, who works for CBS affiliate station KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, collapsed during a live morning report. In a clip of the incident uploaded on Twitter, KCAL anchors Nichelle Medina and Rachel Kim introduce…


Morgan Stanley Warns Investors to Sell Stock Rebounds That May Follow Government Intervention in SVB Collapse

Morgan Stanley’s top investment officer is advising investors to sell any rebounds in stock prices that may follow regulatory support measures after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) last week. “We suggest selling any bounces on a government intervention to quell the immediate liquidity crisis at SVB and other institutions until we make new…


Federal Government Has 48 Hours to Fix ‘Irreversible Mistake,’ Billionaire Says

Several billionaires issued warnings over the weekend after the Silicon Valley Bank suddenly collapsed late last week and forced the federal government to step in. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman wrote Saturday that the federal government had about two days to fix the problem—by Monday morning. He noted that a number of depositors may not see…


At Least 5 Killed in Southwest China Mine as Hope Fades for 47 Trapped in North

BEIJING—At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading for 47 miners trapped under tons of rubble after a mining disaster last week in northern China. In the mine in Sichuan province, 25 miners were underground when part of the roof collapsed…


Official: Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Alaska Gym Collapse

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month, killing one person and trapping two others. Ross Noffsinger, acting building official for the city, said “tremendous” ice buildup on the roof of the Turnagain CrossFit gym far exceeded the weight listed by the…


Building Collapses in Northern Egypt; 6 Killed, 27 Injured

CAIRO—Cooking gas cylinders packed into the basement of a four-story apartment building in northern Egypt exploded on Friday, collapsing the building and killing at least six people. Twenty-seven were injured, authorities said. The explosion and the subsequent collapse took place in the Nile Delta city of Damanhour, about 150 kilometers (99 miles) north of the…


Study of Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Looking at Leg Fractures

PITTSBURGH—Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge nearly one year ago are looking closely at damage to the legs of the structure, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. An agency update on the Jan, 28, 2022, failure of the Fern Hollow Bridge said its engineers are examining “multiple fractures” found on the…


Building Collapse in Syrian City of Aleppo Leaves 16 Dead

BEIRUT—A building collapsed in a neighborhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo early Sunday, killing at least 16 people, including one child, and injuring four others, state media reported. The five-story building housing about 30 people is in the Sheikh Maksoud neighborhood under the control of the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. It collapsed overnight,…