Building Collapse
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At least 5 killed in Thane building collapse
India | Jul 31, 2016, 01:16 PM ISTAt least five persons were killed and ten others injured after a building collapsed in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi on Sunday morning amid heavy rains. The two-storey structure at Gaibi Nagar under Shanti
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Nine labourers killed as under-construction building collapses in Pune
India | Jul 29, 2016, 05:51 PM ISTIn a tragic accident, at least nine labourers were killed as a slab of an under-construction 13-storey building collapsed in Balewadi area here today, police said. The victims were working on the 13th floor
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Building collapse incidents in Delhi claimed 14 lives
India | Sep 06, 2015, 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: The capital witnessed 66 cases of roof or building collapse in the past five months which left 14 people dead and 110 others injured.Most of the cases were reported during the rainy season,which
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Building collapse: toll rises to 5; SDMC suspends 3 engineers
India | Jul 19, 2015, 11:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: The death toll in the building collapse in West Delhi rose to five today even as the BJP-controlled SDMC suspended three engineers and AAP government ordered a magisterial probe into the incident that
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5 dead, 10 injured as building collapses in west Delhi
India | Jul 19, 2015, 06:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: Three women were killed on Saturday night and ten injured seriously when a four-storey building collapsed in a narrow lane in Vishnu Garden area of west Delhi.However , latest reports say the death
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Two-storey building collapses in Old Delhi
India | Dec 22, 2014, 07:44 AM ISTNew Delhi: A two-storey building situated in a narrow lane in Old Delhi's Churiwalan area yesterday collapsed, an official said.No person was reported injured so far in the mishap, a senior official of the North
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Nigeria building collapse death toll reaches 40
World | Sep 15, 2014, 09:11 AM ISTAbuja: The toll in Friday's building collapse in Lagos, the main commercial city of Nigeria, has risen to 40, a rescue official said on Sunday.The dead count is now 40, while at least 130 people
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Under-construction building collapsed in West Delhi, four killed
India | Aug 02, 2014, 08:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Four labourers were killed when parts of an under-construction building collapsed in Hari Nagar area of West Delhi late on Friday evening.According to police, the deceased workers were working at the time untoward
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Chennai building collapse: Death toll rises to 53
India | Jul 03, 2014, 01:08 PM ISTChennai: The death toll in the collapse of an 11-storey under-construction residential building has risen to 53."The death toll stands at 53 as of now. Rescue work is continuing in full swing", a senior Tamil
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10 killed in building collapse in North Delhi
India | Jun 28, 2014, 05:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ten people including five children and three women were killed while two others injured when a 50-year-old dilapidated four-storeyed building today collapsed in a congested area in north Delhi, police said. Two injured
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Three dead in building collapse; NDMC suspends 3 officials
India | Jun 01, 2014, 11:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Three persons were killed and 12 others injured when a three-storey “unauthorised” under- construction building collapsed this afternoon in Sadar Bazar area of north Delhi, following which the NDMC suspended three officials from
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Mumbai building collapse: BMC suspends 7 engineers
India | Sep 29, 2013, 11:29 PM ISTMumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) suspended seven engineers today in connection with the residential building collapse in Mazgaon on Friday.The suspended engineers are executive engineer M N Patel, assistant engineer M K Redekar, assistant
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Baby pulled alive hours after Mumbai building collapse
India | Sep 28, 2013, 01:01 PM ISTMumbai: A baby has been pulled alive from rubble hours after the collapse of a five-storeyed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation residential building in Mazgaon dock area. The collapse killed at least 25 people and sent rescuers
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Women workers injured in building collapse in Chennai
India | Sep 24, 2013, 06:43 AM ISTChennai: Three women suffered minor injuries after a private building under construction here collapsed, police sources said. The school in construction at Royapuram collapsed last evening, they said, adding the women working at the site
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Five-storeyed 100-year-old building collapses in Delhi's Chandni Chowk
India | Aug 04, 2013, 12:47 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 4: A 100-year-old dilapidated building housing offices, shops and godowns collapsed on Saturday night in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, triggering off a minor fire. Nobody was injured, police and fire officials said. The
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80 killed in Bangladesh building collapse
World | Apr 24, 2013, 04:44 PM ISTDhaka, Apr 24: At least 80 people were killed and 700 others injured today when an eight-storey commercial building that housed several garment factories and thousands of workers collapsed on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi
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Thane building collapse: rescue work over, death toll 72
India | Apr 06, 2013, 04:52 PM ISTThane (Maharashtra), Apr 6: After 42 gruelling hours, 72 dead and 62 injured people were pulled out of the debris of the seven-floor building that collapsed Thursday evening, an official said, signalling the end of
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25 people killed in Egypt building collapse
World | Jan 17, 2013, 07:19 AM ISTCairo, Jan 17: At least 25 people were killed and 12 others injured when an eight-storey apartment building collapsed in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria yesterday, police said.The building housing 24 families collapsed in the
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Egypt building collapse kills three
World | Jan 16, 2013, 03:40 PM ISTCairo, Jan 16: At least three people were killed and seven injured when an eight-storey building collapsed in the Egyptian city Alexandria Wednesday, Xinhua reported.The building was illegally constructed on a narrow street. Though it
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Three killed in Faridabad building collapse
India | Dec 11, 2012, 08:39 PM ISTFaridabad, Dec 11: At least three people were killed and many others injured when an under-construction school building collapsed here Tuesday. Dozens of labourers were feared to be trapped under the debris, an official said.The