Tag: collapses
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France’s Arthur Cazaux collapses mid-match at Miami Open
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A French tennis player collapsed mid-match on Monday in a scary scene at the Miami Open. Arthur Cazaux was in the middle of the third set awaiting a serve from Harold Mayot when he fell to the ground. He laid on his back for several seconds before a medic and the chair umpire came to…
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At least 9 dead after church roof collapses in Mexico, officials say : NPR
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Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed during a Sunday Mass in Ciudad Madero, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Jose Luis Tapia/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Tapia/AP Rescue workers search for survivors amid debris after the roof of a church collapsed during a Sunday Mass in…
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Mexico church roof collapses during Mass, leaving nine dead and around 50 injured
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The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Mass on Sunday, killing at least nine people and injuring around 50, authorities said as searchers probed in the wreckage late into the night looking for survivors and other victims. Approximately 30 parishioners were believed to have been trapped in the rubble when the…
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6 hurt when crane arm catches fire, collapses at Manhattan construction site
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Live update from scene of Manhattan crane fire, collapse Live update from scene of Manhattan crane fire, collapse 02:37 NEW YORK — A crane went up in flames Wednesday morning high above Manhattan, then partially collapsed onto the street below. The fire broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m. on top of a 50-story building that was…
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I-95 Interstate Overpass Collapses in Philadelphia After Tanker Fire
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Part of Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia was shut down in both directions early on Sunday morning after a tanker truck believed to be carrying gasoline caught fire, causing part of the highway to collapse, officials said. The collapse left the authorities scrambling for ways to ease the commute on Monday morning as well as…
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Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapses after vehicle fire | Philadelphia
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An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early on Sunday in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire, closing the main north-south highway on the east coast and threatening to upend travel in parts of the densely populated north-east, authorities said. Transportation officials warned of extensive delays and street closures and urged drivers to avoid the…
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Iowa apartment building collapses; no deaths reported
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DAVENPORT, Iowa — Firefighters and other first responders are being credited with saving lives — at great risk to their own safety — after a six-story apartment building in Iowa partially collapsed, authorities said Monday. There were no confirmed fatalities and no one was known to be trapped the morning after a section of brick…
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1 person is dead after a parking garage collapses in New York City : NPR
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Cars are seen piled on top of each other at the scene of a partial collapse of a parking garage in the Financial District of New York, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in New York. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Cars are seen piled on top of each other at the scene of…
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Belvidere theater roof collapses during concert: 1 dead, 48 injured
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At least one person was killed and 48 were injured when high winds knocked down the roof of a theater in Belvidere, Illinois, while hundreds of people were attending a heavy metal concert Friday night. The destruction in the city about 70 miles northwest of Chicago happened as a dangerous weather system spawning dozens of…
