This is a list of structural failures and collapses, including some aircraft, bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers.
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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226 BC | Colossus of Rhodes | City of Rhodes, Island of Rhodes | statue | 0 |
27 | Fidenae amphitheatre collapse | Fidenae, Italia, Roman Empire | amphitheatre | 20,000+ |
ca. 27-30 | Tower of Siloam | Jerusalem, Israel | tower | 18 |
140 | Upper tier collapse of the Circus Maximus | Rome, Italia, Roman Empire | amphitheatre | ≈13,000 |
558 | Dome of Hagia Sophia | Constantinople, Byzantine Empire | Church (building) | 0 |
1275 | St. Servatius Bridge | Maastricht, Netherlands | Bridge | ≈400 |
1284 | Choir of Beauvais Cathedral | Beauvais, France | Church (building) | 0 |
1297 | Stirling Bridge | Stirling, Scotland | bridge | |
1303 | Lighthouse of Alexandria | Alexandria, Egypt | tower | 0 |
1322 | Ely Cathedral Tower Collapse | Ely, England | Church (building) | 0 |
1382 | Bell tower of St. Mary's church, Stralsund | Stralsund, Hanseatic League (now in Germany) | Church (building) | 0 |
1444 | Rialto Bridge | Venice, Republic of Venice | bridge | 0 |
1500 | Malmesbury Abbey | Malmesbury, England | Church (building) | 0 |
1529 | St. Elisabeth's Church, Breslau | Breslau, Silesia | Church (building) | |
1549 | Lincoln Cathedral | Lincoln, England | Church (building) | |
1573 | Tower of Beauvais Cathedral | Beauvais, France | Church (building) | |
1577 | Martinikerk (Groningen) | Groningen, free city; now part of The Netherlands | Church (building) |
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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1625 | Tower of St. Olaf's church, Tallinn | Tallinn, Sweden (now in Estonia) | Church (building) | |
1647 | Tower of St.-Marien-Kirche | Stralsund, Duchy of Pomerania (now in Germany) | Church (building) | |
1661 | Tower of Reinoldikirche | Dortmund, Hanseatic League (now in Germany) | Church (building) | |
1666 | St. Peter's Church, Riga | Riga, Sweden (now in Latvia) | Church (building) | 8 buried in rubble |
17th century | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | Caen, France | Church (building) | |
1674 | Nave of the Dom Church | Utrecht, The Netherlands | Church (building) | |
1697 | Tower of St. Michael's Church, Klausenburg | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (now in Romania) | Church (building) | |
c. 1715 | Marsalforn Tower | Xagħra, Gozo, Malta | tower | 0 |
1721 | St. Peter's Church, Riga | Riga, Sweden/Russia, now in Latvia | Church (building) | |
1763 | Tower of St. Michael's Church | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (now in Romania) | Church (building) | |
1777 | Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene | Posen, Prussia | Church (building) | |
1831 | Broughton Suspension Bridge | Broughton, UK | bridge | 0 |
1845 | Yarmouth Bridge | Yarmouth, UK | bridge | 79 |
1847 | Dee bridge disaster | Chester, UK | bridge | 5 |
1850 | Angers Bridge | Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France | bridge | 226 |
1860 | Pemberton Mill | Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | ||
1860 | Wooton Bridge Collapse | Wootton, UK | bridge | 2 |
1860 | Bull bridge accident | Ambergate, UK | bridge | 0 |
1861 | Chichester Cathedral Spire Collapse | Chichester, UK | Church (building) | |
1864 | Dale Dike Reservoir | South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | dam | 244 [1] |
1875 | Portage Bridge | Town of Portage, New York, US | bridge | 0 |
1876 | Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster | Ashtabula, Ohio, US | 92 | |
1879 | Tay Bridge disaster | Dundee, Scotland, UK | bridge | 75 |
1887 | Bussey bridge disaster | Boston, Massachusetts, US | bridge | 24-30 |
1889 | South Fork Dam | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US | dam | 2,209 |
1890 | Walnut Grove Dam | Wickenburg, Arizona Territory, US | dam | |
1891 | Munchenstein rail disaster | Munchenstein, Switzerland | bridge | |
1896 | Point Ellice Bridge | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | bridge | 55 |
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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1901 | Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company masts | Poldhu, UK | guyed masts | 0 |
1901 | Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company masts | South Wellfleet, Massachusetts, US | guyed masts | 0 |
1902 | St. Mark's Campanile | Venice, Italy | ||
1902 | Ibrox disaster | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Stadium | 25 Dead, 517 Injured |
1904 | Eden Railroad Bridge Collapse | Eden, Colorado, US | bridge | |
1905 | Egyptian Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Russia | bridge | 0 |
1906 | National Electric Signaling Company mast | Machrihanish, Scotland | guyed mast | 0 |
1907 | Quebec Bridge | Quebec City, Canada | bridge | 75 |
1908 | Görlitz City Hall | Görlitz, Germany | hall | |
1912 | Mast of Großfunkstelle Nauen | Nauen, Germany | radio tower | |
1915 | Division Street Bridge | Spokane, Washington, US | bridge | 5 |
1916 | Desse Dam | Dessendorf, Austria-Hungary | dam | |
1916 | Quebec Bridge | Quebec City, Canada | bridge | 11 |
1919 | Molasses Tank | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Tank | 21 |
1925 | Three masts of Norddeich Transmitting Station | Norddeich, Germany | radio tower | |
1925 | Llyn Eigiau dam, Coedty reservoir dam | Dolgarrog, North Wales, UK | dam | |
1927 | Western mast of Deutschlandsender Zeesen | Zeesen, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
1928 | St. Francis Dam | Santa Clarita, California, US | dam | 600[2] |
1930 | Towers of Sender Stadelheim | Munich, Germany | radio tower | |
1934 | Seta river railroad bridge | Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan | bridge | |
1935 | Wooden tower of Rundfunksender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | radio tower | |
1937 | Kasai River Bridge Collapse | Kasai, Belgian Congo (now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | bridge | |
1938 | Kugaiza Cinema | Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan | Cinema building | 69 (Roof collapse due to the weight of snow)[3] |
1938 | Upper Steel Arch Bridge | Niagara Falls, New York, US | bridge | 0 |
1938 | Liechtenstein-Haberfeld transmitter | Haberfeld, Liechtenstein | radio tower | |
1939 | Sandö Bridge | Kramfors, Ångermanland, Sweden | bridge | 18 |
1939 | Collapse of Utbremen Radio Tower | Bremen, Germany | radio tower | |
1940 | First Tacoma Narrows Bridge | Tacoma, Washington, US | bridge | 0 |
1940 | Theodor Heuss Bridge | Ludwigshafen, Germany | bridge | |
1940 | Collapse of Tower West of Fécamp Radio Normandie Transmitter | Fécamp, France | radio tower | |
1942 | Chesapeake City Bridge | Chesapeake, Maryland, US | bridge | |
1945 | Hindenburgbrücke | Cologne, Germany | bridge | unknown |
1945 | Ludendorffbrücke | Remagen, Germany | bridge | 28 |
1949 | 2 masts of Sender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | radio tower | |
1949 | Schwerin Möwenburgstraße transmitter | Schwerin, Germany | radio tower | |
1949 | Inotani wire bridge | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | bridge | 29 |
1949 | Collapse of Hamburg-Billstadt Radio Mast | Hamburg, Germany | radio tower | |
1951 | Duplessis bridge collapse | Quebec, Canada | bridge | 4 |
1953 | Tangiwai Bridge, Tangiwai disaster | Tangiwai, New Zealand | bridge | 151 |
1953 | Augusta Radio Mast | Augusta, Michigan, US | Guyed Mast | |
1957 | Rail bridge near St Johns station | London-Lewisham, UK | bridge | 90 |
1958 | Second Narrows Bridge | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | bridge | 19 |
1958 | Collapse of Sender Ochsenkopf | Ochsenkopf, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
1959 | Vega de Tera | Ribadelago, Spain | dam | 144 |
1959 | Malpasset | Côte d'Azur, France | dam | 423 |
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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1960 | KOBR-TV Tower | Caprock, New Mexico, US | Guyed Mast | |
1961 | LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach | Carolina Beach, North Carolina, US | radio tower | |
1962 | LORAN-C transmitter Ejde | Ejde, Faroe Islands | radio tower | |
1962 | King Street Bridge (Melbourne) | Melbourne, Australia | bridge | 0 |
1962 | KGW Tower | Portland, Oregon, US | radio tower | |
1963 | Vajont Dam | Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy | Dam | |
1963 | Baldwin Hills Reservoir | Los Angeles, California, US | Dam | |
1964 | Tower of Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist | Ichenhausen, Germany | Church (building) | |
1964 | General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | Maracaibo, Venezuela | bridge | |
1965 | SES8 Tower | Mount Burr, South Australia | radio tower | |
1965 | Iwo Jima LORAN-C Mast Collapse | Iwo Jima, Japan | radio tower | 6 |
1966 | Heron Road Bridge | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | bridge | 9 |
1966 | Heiligenstedten Bascule Bridge | Heiligenstedten, Germany | bridge | 0 |
1966 | WLBT TV Tower | Raymond, Mississippi, US | TV mast / tower | |
1967 | Queen Juliana Bridge | Willemstad, Curaçao | bridge | |
1967 | WNBC/WCBS-Tower | High Island, New York, US | ||
1967 | Waltham transmitting station | Waltham, UK | Guyed Mast | |
1967 | Silver Bridge | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, US | bridge | 46 |
1968 | Ronan Point collapse | London, UK | high rise | 4 |
1968 | KELO TV Tower | Rowena, South Dakota, US | Guyed Mast | |
1968 | WAEO Tower | Starks, Wisconsin, US | Guyed Mast | |
1969 | FM-/TV-Mast of Marnach transmitter | Marnach, Luxembourg | Guyed Mast | |
1969 | Emley Moor TV Mast Collapse | Emley, West Yorkshire, UK | Guyed Mast | |
1970 | Orlunda transmitter, central radio mast collapse | Orlunda, Sweden | Guyed Mast | |
1970 | West Gate Bridge | Melbourne, Australia | Bridge | 35 |
1970 | Britannia Bridge | Menai Strait, Wales, UK | Bridge | 0 |
1970 | Cleddau Bridge | Pembroke Dock and Neyland, Wales, UK | Bridge | 4 |
1971 | KOIN-TV Transmitter Towers | Portland, Oregon, US | Guyed Mast | |
1971 | Südbrücke (South Bridge) | Koblenz, Germany | Bridge under construction | 13 |
1971 | 1971 Certej dam failure | Certeju de Sus, Romania | dam | 89 |
1972 | Buffalo Creek Flood | West Virginia, US | dam | 125 |
1972 | Mittelturm | Königs Wusterhausen, Germany | Lattice tower | |
1972 | Sidney Lanier Bridge | Brunswick, Georgia, US | bridge | 10 |
1973 | Bithlo TV Mast Collapse | Bithlo, Florida, US | Guyed Mast | |
1973 | Broadway Central Hotel, Mercer Arts Center | New York, NY, US | Hotel and theaters | |
1974 | Makahali River bridge | Baitadi, Nepal | bridge | 140 |
1975 | Tasman Bridge | Hobart, Australia | bridge | 12 |
1975 | KELO TV Tower | Rowena, South Dakota, US | Guyed Mast | |
1975 | Banqiao and Shimantan Dams | Zhumadian, Henan, China | Dam | 200,000 |
1976 | Teton Dam | Idaho, US | Mud dam | 11 |
1976 | Sendeanlage Burg SL-3 | Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
1976 | Reichsbrücke | Vienna, Austria | Bridge | 1 |
1976 | Pic de Nore transmitter | Pic de Nore, France | Guyed Mast | |
1977 | Granville Railway Bridge | Sydney, Australia | bridge | 83 |
1977 | KSLA-TV Tower | Mooringsport, Louisiana, US | Guyed Mast | |
1977 | Pushkino Pedestrian Bridge Collapse | Puskino, Russia | bridge | |
1977 | Kelly Barnes Dam | Georgia, US | Dam | 39 |
1978 | Nebraska Education Tower Angora | Angora, Nebraska, US | Guyed Mast | |
1978 | WJJY TV Mast | Bluffs, Illinois, US | Guyed Mast | |
1978 | WAND-TV Tower | Decatur, Illinois, US | Guyed Mast | |
1978 | CKVR Television Tower | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Guyed Mast | |
1978 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut, US | arena | 0 |
1978 | Sender Zehlendorf | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
1978 | Willow Island Cooling Tower | Willow Island, West Virginia, US | Cooling tower under construction | 51 |
1979 | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Stadium | |
1979 | Bouchain Power Plant, Cooling Tower East | Bouchain, France | Cooling tower | |
1979 | Sender Krasch | Bernklau, Bohemia | Guyed Mast | |
1979 | Blåbärskullen transmitter | Sunne, Sweden | Pinnacle of guyed Mast |
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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1980 | Corralejas stadium collapse | Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia | Stadium | |
1980 | Almö Bridge | Stenungsund, Sweden | Bridge | 8 |
1980 | Sunshine Skyway Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Florida, US | Bridge | 35 |
1980 | Hayakawa wire bridge | Saito, Kyūshū, Japan | Bridge (Suspension) | 7 |
1980 | LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen, Norway | Guyed Mast | |
1981 | Hyatt Regency walkway collapse | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Walkway | 114 |
1981 | Dudelange Radio Tower Collapse | Dudelange, Luxembourg | Lattice tower | |
1982 | Aviamotornaya Escalator Collapse | Moscow, USSR | Escalator | 8 |
1982 | Lawn Lake Dam | Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, US | Dam | |
1982 | Tous Dam | Valencia, Spain | Dam | +30 |
1982 | Senior Road Tower Collapse | Missouri City, Texas, US | Guyed Mast | 5 |
1982 | Chimney of Matla Power Station | Mpumalanga, South Africa | Chimney | |
1982 | Sophia Gardens Pavilion | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Concert hall | |
1982 | WCIQ Tower | Mount Cheaha, Alabama, US | Guyed Mast | |
1983 | Mianus River Bridge | Greenwich, Connecticut, US | Bridge | 3 |
1983 | CKX-TV Craig Television Tower | Souris, Manitoba, Canada | Guyed Mast | |
1983 | Wavre TV Mast | Wavre, Belgium | Guyed Mast | |
1983 | KWWL-TV Mast | Rowley, Iowa, US | Guyed Mast | |
1985 | Istra Dome | Russia | Dome | [1] |
1985 | Val di Stava Dam collapse | Italy | Dam | |
1985 | Sender Bielstein | Bielstein, Germany | Guyed Mast | |
1986 | Hotel New World Disaster | Little India near Serangoon Road, Singapore | Hotel | 33 |
1987 | L'Ambiance Plaza collapse | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | Residential Tower | 28 |
1987 | Turów Power Plant | Bogatynia, Poland | Cooling tower | |
1987 | Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse | Fort Hunter, New York, US | Bridge | 10 |
1988 | Dzhrashen School (earthquake) | Spitak, Armenia | Elementary School | 400 [4] |
1988 | Multrå transmitter | Sollefteå, Sweden | Pinnacle of guyed Mast | |
1988 | Mainbrücke Stockstadt (Aschaffenburg Main River Freeway Bridge) | Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany | Bridge under construction | 1 |
1988 | Station Square collapse (Save-On-Foods collapse) | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | Rooftop parking structure | |
1988 | Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | Bridge | |
1988 | Green Bank Telescope | Green Bank, West Virginia, USA | Parabolic dish ( diameter: 90.44 metres) | |
1989 | Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge | Tennessee, US | bridge | 8 |
1989 | WRAL-TV & WPTF-TV towers | Auburn, North Carolina, US | Guyed Mast | |
1989 | Cypress Street Viaduct | Oakland, California, US | Bridge | 42 |
1991 | Astram Line steel bridge | Hiroshima, Japan | Bridge | 15 |
1991-08-08 | Warsaw Radio Mast collapse | Gąbin, Poland | guyed mast ( 646 m) | |
1992 | Armand Césari Stadium disaster | Bastia, France | Stadium | |
1992 | WCIX TV Tower | Homestead (Miami), Florida, US | Guyed Mast | |
1993 | Claiborne Avenue Bridge | New Orleans, Louisiana, US | bridge | 1 |
1993 | LORAN-C transmitter Kargaburan | Kargaburan, Turkey | Guyed Mast | |
1993 | CSXT Big Bayou Canot rail bridge | Mobile, Alabama, US | bridge | 47 |
1993 | Cape Race LORAN-C Mast Collapse | Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | Mast | |
1993 | Highland Towers collapse (Block 1) | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Residential Tower | 48 |
1994 | Marja store collapse | Tallinn, Estonia | commercial building | 5 |
1994 | Seongsu Bridge | Seoul, South Korea | bridge | 32 |
1995 | Cave Creek disaster | Paparoa National Park, New Zealand | Viewing Platform | 14 |
1995 | Sampoong Department Store collapse | Seoul, South Korea | Commercial Building | 502 |
1996 | WCOV-TV Tower | Montgomery, Alabama, US | TV mast / tower | |
1996 | Baikong Railway bridge | Ruyuan County, Guangdong, China | bridge | 29 |
1996 | Koror-Babeldaob Bridge | Koror and Babeldaob, Palau | bridge | 2 |
1996 | Walnut Street Bridge collapse | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US | bridge | 0 |
1997 | Opuha Dam | New Zealand | dam | |
1997 | 2 masts of Grigoriopol transmitter | Grigoriopol, Moldova | Guyed Mast | |
1997 | Maccabiah bridge collapse | Tel Aviv, Israel | bridge | 4 |
1997 | KNOE-TV Tower | Louisiana, US | Guyed Mast | |
1997 | KXJB-TV mast collapse | Traill County, North Dakota, US | Guyed Mast | |
1997 | WLBT Tower collapse | Raymond, Mississippi, US | Tower | |
1997 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek, Germany | Sports Hall | 0 |
1998 | Palace II collapse | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Residential Tower | 8 |
1998 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek, Germany | Sports Hall | 0 |
1999 | Gdynia Shipyard Crane Crash | Gdynia, Poland | Crane | 0 |
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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2000 | 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill | Baia Mare, Romania | Embankment dam | none |
2000 | Pier Number 34 (Club Heat) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Pier | 3 |
2000 | Highway 15 Overpass Collapse | Montréal, Canada | Overpass | 1 |
2000 | WRMD-Tower | St. Petersburg, Florida, US | Mast | |
2000 | KXEO/KWWR-Tower | Mexico, Missouri, US | Mast | |
2000 | Hoan Bridge | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | bridge | 0 |
2001 | Schouwburg Het Park | Hoorn, Netherlands | Theater | 0 |
2001 | Hintze Ribeiro bridge | Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal | bridge | 59 |
2001 | Asagiri footbridge | Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan | footbridge | 11 killed, 247 injured |
2001 | Queen Isabella Causeway | Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas, US | bridge | 8 |
2001 | Angara transmitter, Northern Mast | Angara, Russia | Guyed Mast | |
2001 | Krasny Bor transmitter | Krasny Bor, Russia | Guyed Mast | |
2001 | Kadalundi River rail bridge | India | bridge | 57 |
2001 | Versailles wedding hall collapse | Jerusalem, Israel | Wedding Hall | 23 killed, 380 injured |
2001 | Collapse of the World Trade Center | New York City, US | Three skyscrapers | Terror attack. 2,743 killed and 6,000+ injured in Towers 1, 2 (Twin Towers) and 7 (WTC 7 had been evacuated; collapsed on its own at 5:21 pm) includes those killed in the two planes: American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. The casualty count continues to rise, however, with the number of deaths and illnesses occurring in survivors and Ground Zero rescue and cleanup workers.[5] |
2002 | Oemau flood | Soběnov, Bohemia | ||
2002 | Ellenstedt Wind Turbine Collapse | Ellenstedt, Germany | Wind Turbine | |
2002 | Buran Hangar Collapse | Baikonur, Kazakhstan/Russia | Hangar | |
2002 | I-40 bridge disaster | Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, US | bridge | 14 killed, 11 injured |
2002 | Rafiganj rail bridge | India | bridge | |
2002 | Interstate 95 Howard Avenue Overpass | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | ||
2003 | WVAH Tower | West Virginia, US | Guyed Mast | |
2003 | WPAY (AM)-Tower | Portsmouth, Ohio, US | Guyed Mast | |
2003 | WTNV-FM Tower | Jackson, Tennessee, US | Free-standing tower | |
2003 | WMBD Tower | Peoria, Illinois, US | Free-standing tower | |
2003 | WIFR TV Tower | Rockford, Illinois, US | Guyed Mast | |
2003 | KETV TV Tower | Omaha, Nebraska, US | Guyed Mast | |
2003 | WAAY TV Tower | Huntsville, Alabama, US | Guyed Mast | |
2003 | Utrecht radio mast collapse | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
2003 | Silver Lake Dam failure | Marquette County, Michigan, US | Embankment dam | none |
2003 | Kinzua Bridge | Kinzua Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania, US | bridge | 0, 0 |
2003 | Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge | Latchford, Ontario, Canada | bridge | |
2003 | 2003 Chicago balcony collapse | Chicago, Illinois, US | balcony | 13 dead, 57 injured |
2003 | Schneebergerhof Vestas V80 Wind Turbine collapse | Gerbach, Germany | Wind Turbine | |
2004 | Big Bay Dam | Mississippi, US | dam | 0[6] |
2004 | Camará Dam | Brazil | dam | |
2004 | Collapse of the Terminal 2E roof, Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France | 4 dead, 3 injured | |
2004 | Loncomilla Bridge | San Javier, Chile | bridge | |
2004 | Transvaal Park | Moscow, Russia | Water park | 28 killed |
2004 | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge crane collapse | Connecticut, US | bridge-deconstruction crane | 1 killed |
2004 | Big Nickel Road Bridge | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | bridge | |
2004 | Mungo Bridge | Cameroon | bridge | |
2004 | Peterborough radio mast | Peterborough, Great Britain | ||
2004 | KFI Mast | Los Angeles, California, US | ||
2005 | Shakidor Dam | Pakistan | dam | 70 killed |
2005 | Taum Sauk Reservoir | Lesterville, Missouri, US | Dam | |
2005 | Almuñécar Motorway bridge | Almuñécar, Province of Granada, Spain | bridge | |
2005 | Caracas-La Guaira highway, Viaduct #1 | Tacagua, Venezuela | bridge | |
2005 | Gerrards Cross Tunnel | Gerrards Cross, Great Britain | ||
2005 | Veligonda Railway Bridge | India | bridge | |
2005 | WLGA Transmitter Tower (formerly WSWS-TV Transmitter Tower) | Cusseta, Georgia, US | Guyed Mast | |
2005 | Nebraska Education Tower Atlanta | Atlanta, Nebraska, US | ||
2006 | 2006 Lagos building collapses | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
2006 | De la Concorde Overpass collapse | Montréal, Canada | Overpass | 5 killed, 6 injured |
2006 | Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink roof collapse | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | Stadium roof | 15 killed, 32 injured |
2006 | Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse | Katowice, Poland | 65 killed, 170 injured | |
2006 | Run Pathani Bridge Collapse | Pakistan | bridge | |
2006 | Torre VIP de Rádio & TV | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | Guyed Mast | |
2006 | Yekaterinburg bridge collapse | Yekaterinburg, Russia | bridge | |
2006 | Nimule bridge collapse | Nimule, Kenya | bridge | |
2006 | Bhagalpur Pedestrian Bridge Collapse | Bhagalpur, Bihar, India | bridge | |
2006 | Eziama Bridge Collapse | Eziama, Nigeria | bridge | |
2006 | KSPS-TV tower | Spokane, Washington | TV mast / tower | |
2006 | Big Dig ceiling collapse | South Boston, Massachusetts, US | Ceiling Tile | 1 killed, 1 injured |
2007 | Foshan bridge disaster | Foshan, Guangdong, China | bridge | 8+ killed |
2007 | Crab House - Floor collapsed into the water | Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, US | 9 injured | |
2007 | Sherman County Wind Turbine collapse [2] | Sherman County, Oregon, US | Wind Turbine | |
2007 | WACS-TV tower | Americus, Georgia, US | Guyed Mast | |
2007 | WSKY-DT Tower | Camden County, North Carolina, US | Guyed Mast | |
2007 | Browns Summit Crown Castle Broadcasting Tower | Browns Summit, Texas, US | ||
2007 | Punjagutta Flyover Bridge Collapse | Punjagutta, India | bridge | |
2007 | Tuo River bridge | Fenguan, Sichuan, China | bridge | |
2007 | Harp Road bridge | Oakville, Washington, US | bridge | |
2007 | MacArthur Maze | Oakland, California, US | ||
2007 | Shershah Bridge - Section of the Northern Bypass, Karachi | Karachi, Pakistan | bridge | |
2007 | Neurath Power Station Scaffold collapse | Grevenbroich-Neurath, Germany | power station under construction | 3 killed, 6 injured |
2007 | Guinea Bridge Collapse | Guinea | bridge | |
2007 | Chhinchu suspension bridge | Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Nepal | bridge | |
2007 | WNEP-TV Tower | Penobscot Knob, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, US | Guyed Mast | |
2007 | I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | bridge | 13 dead, 145 injured |
2007 | Collapse of bridge over the Jiantuo River during construction | Hunan, China | bridge | 50+ dead, ≈90+ injured |
2008 | Hornslet Wind Turbine Collapse | Hornslet, Denmark | Wind turbine | |
2008 | 303 East 51st Street crane collapse | Manhattan, New York City, United States | Crane | 7 killed, 24 injured |
2007 | Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge | Cần Thơ, Vietnam | bridge | |
2008 | Cedar Rapids Railway Bridge Collapse | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US | bridge | |
2007 | Stobart Mill Wind Turbine Collapse [3] | Stobart Mill, UK | Wind Turbine | |
2008 | KATV Tower | Redfield, Arkansas, US | Guyed Mast | |
2008 | Searsburg Wind Turbine Collapse [4] | Searsburg, New Hampshire, US | Wind Turbine | |
2008 | Christian rock concert stage collapse | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | Stage | |
2009 | Emmis Television Wichita Tower | Wichita, Kansas, US | Guyed Mast | |
2009 | Alona Wind Turbine Collapse [5] | Alona, New York, US | Wind Turbine | |
2009 | Fenner wind turbine collapse [6] | Fenner, New York, US | Wind Turbine | |
2009 | Historical Archive of the City of Cologne collapse | Cologne, Germany | 2 killed | |
2009 | Situ Gintung Dam | Tangerang, Indonesia | dam | |
2009 | Collapse of Lotus Riverside Block 7 | Shanghai, China | ||
2009 | Broadmeadow viaduct | Malahide, Ireland | bridge | 0, 0 |
2009 | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | Terengganu, Malaysia | Stadium | |
2009 | 2009 Korba chimney collapse | Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | At least 45 killed | |
2009 | Big Valley Jamboree stage collapse | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | Stage | 1 killed, 15+ injured |
2009 | Palma de Mallorca House Collapse | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
2009 | Jaya Supermarket | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | 7+ killed | |
2009 | Kota Chambal Bridge Collapse | Kota, India | bridge |
Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
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2010 | Collapse of 45J Ma Tau Wai Road | Hong Kong | building | 4 dead |
2010 | Bab Berdieyinne mosque minaret collapse | Meknes, Morocco | ||
2010 | Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) | Turku, Finland | bridge | |
2010 | Lalita Park building collapse | New Delhi, India | ||
2010 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Stadium roof | 0, 0 |
2010 | Ikeja City Mall | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
2011 | Lift bridge Waddinxveen | Waddinxveen, Netherlands | ||
2011 | WEAU-TV, WAXX-FM Tower | Fairchild, Wisconsin, US | Guyed mast | |
2011 | Kirtorf Wind Turbine collapse [7] | Kirtorf, Germany | Wind turbine | |
2011 | Enschede Stadium Roof Collapse | Enschede, Netherlands | Stadium roof | |
2011 | Antenna mast of tower of Zendstation Smilde | Hoogersmilde, Netherlands | Partially guyed tower | |
2011 | Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 3 injured |
2011 | Indiana State Fair stage collapse | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Stage | 7 dead, 58 injured |
2011 | Pukkelpop stage collapse | Hasselt, Belgium | Stage | |
2011 | QAL scaffold collapse | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | scaffold | |
2011 | Canterbury Television building collapse | Christchurch, New Zealand | Commercial building | 115 dead, collapsed during earthquake |
2012 | Vieira Fazenda Office Block Collapses | Praça Floriano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Office Buildings | 17 dead |
2012 | Radiohead stage collapse | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 1 dead, 3 injured |
2012 | Algo Centre Mall | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | shopping mall | 2 dead, 22 injured |
2012 | Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2 | Felsberg-Berus, Germany | guyed radio mast | |
2013 | Building | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Building under construction [7] | 3+ killed |
2013 | Building | Thane, Mumbai | Building under construction [8][9] | 45 killed, 50 injured |
2013 | Rana Plaza | Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Commercial building[10] | 1100+ killed, 2500+ injured |
2013 | 22nd and Market Building Collapse | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Building | 6 dead, 13 injured[11] |
2013 | Penang Second Bridge | Penang Island, Malaysia | Bridge | 1 dead, 3 injured |
2013 | Row houses collapse 400 block of Daly Street | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Row houses | 8 injured[12] |
2013 | I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse | Skagit County, Washington, U.S. | Bridge | 3 injured[13] |
2013 | Building under construction | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Building | At least 6 dead and 20 injured[14] |
2013 | Residential building | Mumbai, India | Building | At least 61 dead, 32 injured when a five-storey building pancake collapsed in the financial district.[15] |
2013 | 22-storey residential building | Medellin, Colombia | Residential building | 8 missing[16] |
2013 | Maxima superstore | Riga, Latvia | Commercial building | 54 dead[17] |
2013 | Apollo Theatre | London, UK | Theatre | 76 injured[18] |
2014 | Gyeongju Mauna Resort Gymnasium | Gyeongju, South Korea | Gymnasium | 10 dead, 124 injured[19] |
2014 | Vilémov Bridge Collapse | Vilémov, Czechia | Bridge | 4 dead (cs) |
2014 | 2014 Synagogue Church building collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | building | At least 44 dead, and 130 rescued from the wreckage[20] |
2015 | Rekowo Radio Mast | Rekowo | guyed mast | [8] |
2015 | Apartment building | New York | Building | 12 injured[citation needed] |
2015 | Ivanovo Power Plant, Cooling Tower 4 | Ivanovo, Russia | Cooling tower | [9] |
2015 | Thumper Pond Resort | Ottertail, Minnesota | Indoor waterpark | 0 injured[21] |
2015 | Military training center barracks | Omsk, Russia | building | 23 dead [22] |
2015 | I-10 bridge collapse | Desert Center, California | bridge | 1 injury[23] |
2015 | Mecca crane collapse | Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Crane | 118 killed, 394 injured |
2015 | Queen Juliana bridge crane collapse | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | 2 Cranes on pontoons | No injuries [24] |
2015 | Dharahara (earthquake, 25 May)) | Kathmandu, Nepal | 19th century Tower | 200 fatalities |
2015 | Vestas V112 Wind turbine | Lemnhult, Sweden | Wind turbine | |
2016 | Altenbeken-Buke E66 Wind turbine machine house fall | Altenbeken, Germany | Wind turbine | |
2016 | Weiguan Jinlong (earthquake, Feb 6)) | Tainan, Taiwan | Residential Building | 114 fatalities[25] |
2016 | 2016 Lagos building collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Building under construction | |
2016 | Vivekananda Flyover Bridge | Kolkata, India | Flyover Bridge | [26] |
2016 | Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre, City University of Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | Roof collapse | 3 injured[27] |
2016 | Fengcheng power station collapse | Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China | Cooling tower under construction | 74 deaths, 2 injuries[28] |
2016 | Uyo Church collapse | Uyo, Nigeria | Church | 60 deaths [29] |
2017 | Česká Třebová Sport Hall Collapse | Česká Třebová, Czech | Hall | |
2017 | Plasco Building collapse | Tehran, Iran | shopping mall | 21 deaths, 16 firefighters and 5 civilians |
2017 | Troja Pedestrian Bridge collapse | Prague, Czech | bridge | |
2017 | Eindhoven Airport parking garage collapse [30] | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Building under construction |
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