Category: roof collapse

Crews Still Checking Vancouver Building for Possible Victims After Roof Collapse

July 15, 2022
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Eight people have been rescued from office space located below a collapsed rooftop parking lot in east Vancouver, but fire officials say it’s still too early to tell if everyone is accounted for. Vancouver Fire Asst. Chief Dan Moberg says the eight were in a room beside the collapsed area and crews used a ladder…

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Body of Kentucky Coal Miner Found After Underground Collapse

March 23, 2022
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HARLAN, Ky.—Crews have recovered the body of a Kentucky coal miner missing after a roof collapsed deep underground, officials said. Officials recovered 33-year-old James D. Brown about 9 p.m. Monday at the D-29 Darby Fork mine in Harlan County. Brown began his shift as a roof bolt operator late Sunday at the mine, the Kentucky…

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Miami-Area Building Evacuated After Roof Collapse

July 17, 2021
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On Thursday, a three-story apartment building in northwestern Miami-Dade County, Florida was evacuated following a partial roof collapse, officials said. No injuries were immediately reported. Miami-Dade firefighters responded and were checking the roof and clearing the building. Helicopter footage from WSVN showed that a long section of roof overhang had fallen off one side of…

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