Fatal DC building collapse raises questions on safety oversight a year later

A year after a tragic incident claimed the life of Edgar Sifuentes, a 36-year-old man, questions linger about the safety ...

The tragic Verulam temple collapse that left five dead and several injured

A tragic building collapse on December 12 near the New Ahobilam Temple in Verulam caused five deaths and many injuries, ...
TimesLIVE

Building collapse in Durban: No approved plans, says city

Ethekwini municipality said preliminary reports confirmed there were no building plans approved for construction of the four-storey temple that collapsed in Redcliffe north of Durban on Friday, ...
Lake and McHenry County Scanner

Thompson Appliance store collapse contained to front of building; Clay Street reopens in Woodstock

City officials said in an update that the Thompson Appliance building has been contained and Clay Street in Woodstock has ...
AZ Central

NYC housing building left with gaping, 20-story hole after partial collapse

NEW YORK − A chimney spanning the entire 20 floors of a South Bronx public housing building collapsed down to the boiler room on Oct. 1, leaving a gaping expanse of exposed and broken brick all the ...

Verulam building collapse among a string of structural failures in eThekwini, Council for the Built Environment reveals

The collapse of the River Ranch Temple in Redcliffe, Verulam, is the latest in a long series of building failures in the ...

Tragic Verulam temple collapse declared a crime scene as investigations begin

Five men lost their lives in the tragic Verulam temple collapse, prompting a criminal investigation into the construction ...
The Constructor

Difference Between Structural Safety and Structural Comfort

In civil and structural engineering, the word “safe” is often used as the ultimate benchmark of good design. If a structure does not collapse under design loads and meets code requirements, it is ...