Building Collapse
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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
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Six killed in Pune building collapse
India | Sep 24, 2012, 10:42 PM ISTPune, Sep 24: Six people, including a woman, were killed and 15 injured when a four-storey residential building collapsed here Monday, police said.The tragedy occurred around 2 p.m. when the under-construction building in the city's
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10 killed in high-rise collapse in Egypt
World | Jul 15, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTAlexandria (Egypt), Jul 15: Egypt's Health Ministry says 10 people have been killed when an apartment tower under construction collapsed on adjacent buildings in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.The ministry said Sunday that five other
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Death Toll In Beirut Building Collapse Rises To 11
World | Jan 16, 2012, 02:22 PM ISTBeirut, Jan 16: Lebanese security officials say the death toll from the collapse of an old five-story residential building in Beirut has risen to 11, most of them foreigners.The officials say search operations are continuing
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Ghaziabad House Collapse Toll Is Five, 16 Critical
India | Jul 18, 2011, 02:36 PM ISTGhaziabad, July 17 : Army and ITBP jawans along with police searched for possible survivors under the debris of a five-storey building on Sunday evening, more than 30 hours after its collapse left five workers
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One More Body Pulled Out, Delhi Collapse Toll 70
India | Nov 18, 2010, 12:44 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 18 : One more body was pulled out from the debris of the collapsed building this morning taking the death toll to 70, even as the exercise to remove the rubble continued
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Lalita Park Could Have Been Prevented Had CIC Been Heard!
India | Nov 17, 2010, 08:26 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 17: The tragic incident of Lalita Park could have been averted had the Delhi Government acted on the FIR lodged by Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi with Delhi Police and letter sent to
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Amrit Pal Singh Remanded In 2 Days Police Custody
India | Nov 17, 2010, 05:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 17: A Delhi court today remanded Amrit Singh, the owner of the building which collapsed here killing 67 people, in two days police custody."Custodial interrogation of the accused is necessary for the
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Building Collapse: 60 People From Same Village Staying Together
India | Nov 16, 2010, 08:34 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 16: Cheap rent and village brotherhood were the two factors which led more than 60 people from the same village to live in the same building. But little did they know that