Florida: Voicemail about cracks 2 days before bridge fell
An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure in Miami to say some cracking had been found at one end of the concrete span, but the voicemail wasn’t picked up until after the collapse, Florida Department of Transportation officials said Friday.
Fallen bridge: Toll up to 6 dead as officials seek answers
Six people were killed and 10 others hospitalized in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University, police said Friday as state and federal investigators worked to determine how and why the five-day-old span failed.
Numerous injuries reported from Highlands porch collapse
At least 16 people were injured early Saturday when two upper-level porches collapsed at a Highlands Plantation-area apartment complex.
No fine after collapse of downtown wall
The city of Columbus will not fine a downtown property owner after a wall under construction fell inside the structure a month ago.
On Aug. 4, the rear wall at 421 Main St. collapsed, injuring Ann Davis, the building’s owner.
Downtown business owner disputes city’s claims
A Columbus Realtor is disputing claims that she allowed work on her downtown building without a proper permit from the city.
On Monday, the back brick wall at 421 Main St. collapsed, injuring Ann Davis, who suffered a broken arm and broken ribs.
Owner of property injured when wall falls
Faulty construction work may be to blame for the collapse of the back wall of a downtown Columbus building Tuesday afternoon, officials say.
Floor collapses at Miss. church center
Authorities say the second floor of an activity center at a Mississippi church collapsed during a youth service, sending about 70 people tumbling and injuring 35 of them.
Possible sinkhole reported in yard in Florida
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Residents of several Florida homes have been evacuated due to a possible sinkhole that opened in a backyard in Pinellas County on
Fla. sports bar deck collapses, sends dozens into water
A packed outdoor deck behind a popular Miami-area sports bar partially collapsed during the NBA Finals on Thursday night, sending dozens of patrons into the shallow waters of Biscayne Bay.
Bridge collapses in Washington
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge
Investigation begins after two children die in N.C. pit collapse
It was common knowledge around a rural North Carolina neighborhood that Jordan Arwood was digging a two-story-deep pit on his property. Some said it was for a bunker and warned their children to stay out of it.