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Man injured in New York crane collapse diesupdated: Wed Apr 04 2012 05:53:00

A man who was among five people injured when a crane collapsed at a New York City construction site has died, fire officials said Wednesday.

Two injured in NYC crane collapseupdated: Tue Apr 03 2012 21:42:00

Two people were injured, one critically, after a crane collapsed at a construction site in New York City Tuesday evening, according to a spokesperson for the Fire Department of New York.

Beirut building collapse kills dozensupdated: Mon Jan 16 2012 15:26:00

At least 25 people are dead after a six-story building collapses in Beirut.

25 dead in Beirut building collapseupdated: Mon Jan 16 2012 15:26:00

At least 25 people are dead after a six-story building collapsed in Beirut, the country's news agency reported Monday.

Turkish quake survivors confront coldupdated: Tue Oct 25 2011 15:05:00

Hospitals are among buildings collapsed in Van, Turkey. Nevsin Mengu of CNN Turk has more on the aftermath.

34 dead in India bridge collapseupdated: Sun Oct 23 2011 21:14:00

A bridge collapse in India's tea-producing region of Darjeeling has left at least 34 people dead, officials said.

Lifetime pensions awarded to 14 of the trapped Chilean minersupdated: Wed Aug 31 2011 13:10:00

Fourteen of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for more than three months after a mine collapse in northern Chile will get lifetime pensions.

Collapsed bridge kills 1, injures 22 in Chinaupdated: Fri Jul 15 2011 01:53:00

A tour bus plunged from a collapsed bridge Thursday in China, leaving one person dead and 22 injured, the official news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities.

Man trapped after Idaho mine collapseupdated: Sun Apr 17 2011 17:22:00

Rescuers have been working for days to save a worker trapped in a collapsed mine in northeast Idaho.

Gaza tunnel collapse kills 4updated: Tue Apr 12 2011 16:17:00

Four people died and four others were injured when a tunnel collapsed near Rafah in southern Gaza Tuesday, Palestinian medical and security sources told CNN.

Firefighters killed in building collapseupdated: Wed Dec 22 2010 18:04:00

All firefighters are accounted for but rescuers continue to dig through the rubble in search of civilians. WGN reports.

2 Chicago firefighters killed in blazeupdated: Wed Dec 22 2010 18:04:00

Two Chicago firefighters were killed Wednesday and at least 17 were injured, when a wall and roof collapsed without warning in an abandoned building on the city's south side, the city's fire department said.

Deadly building collapse in Indiaupdated: Thu Nov 18 2010 01:51:00

Dozens were killed after a building collapsed in New Delhi. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.

Floor collapse kills 40 in Afghanistanupdated: Wed Oct 27 2010 12:23:00

More than 40 people, most of them women and children, died Wednesday when the second floor of a house collapsed during a wedding party in northern Afghanistan, the provincial governor said.

One missing after Russian building collapsesupdated: Wed Sep 01 2010 11:35:00

A six-story building collapsed Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Russia, but no one was hurt, an official said.

Firefighters hurt in building collapseupdated: Fri Aug 13 2010 10:45:00

Several firefighters were injured when the wall of a burning building collapsed on them. WXYZ was at the scene.

19 dead in Nigerian building collapseupdated: Thu Aug 12 2010 23:10:00

A three-story building collapsed in Nigeria's capital, killing 19 people, a police spokesman said Thursday.

Building collapse in Italy kills 3updated: Sat Jul 31 2010 14:10:00

A young married couple wrapped in an embrace were among three people found dead after an apartment building collapsed in southern Italy Friday night, an Italian rescue official said.

45 dead in India bridge collapseupdated: Sat Dec 26 2009 04:57:00

Forty-five people are believed dead after a bridge collapsed in the north Indian industrial hub of Kota, officials said Saturday.

Building collapse in Indonesia kills twoupdated: Wed Dec 23 2009 03:46:00

A building collapsed in a busy shopping center in central Jakarta on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring 11 others, police said.

Engineers: Bay Bridge woes show need for critical actionupdated: Fri Oct 30 2009 12:10:00

Joe Marshall was cruising across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge when a piece of steel and a giant cable crashed down.

Three people missing after bridge collapses in Mexicoupdated: Fri Jul 17 2009 20:26:00

Three people were missing Friday after four vehicles plunged into a river when a bridge collapsed in southeastern Mexico, an official told CNN en Español.

Second person dies after Madonna stage collapseupdated: Fri Jul 17 2009 17:19:00

A second person has died during construction for Madonna's upcoming concerts in Marseilles, France, authorities said Friday.

Stage accidentupdated: Fri Jul 17 2009 17:19:00

Shira Lazar reports on the second person to die in the Madonna stage accident.

Construction cranes toppleupdated: Tue Jul 14 2009 00:19:00

Construction cranes collapse at a metro rail work site, a day after a subway bridge collapsed at the same location.

Cranes collapse in India at failed bridge siteupdated: Tue Jul 14 2009 00:19:00

At least three cranes collapsed at a New Delhi metro rail construction site Monday, a day after a subway bridge collapsed at the same location and killed at least five people.

4-story building collapsesupdated: Mon Jun 22 2009 11:38:00

A four-story residential building collapsed Sunday in the Fort Green neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Four-story building collapses in Brooklynupdated: Mon Jun 22 2009 11:38:00

A four-story residential building collapsed Sunday in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, and at least four people suffered minor injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.

Nine killed, 55 hurt in Peru bridge collapseupdated: Mon Apr 13 2009 23:39:00

Seven children and two teachers were killed Monday when a bridge collapsed in southern Peru, according to a health department official.

Cologne archive collapsesupdated: Sun Mar 08 2009 09:31:00

Emergency workers are on the scene in Cologne, Germany, after a historic archive building collapsed.

Collapsed building traps 2 in Germanyupdated: Tue Mar 03 2009 22:57:00

Rescuers in Germany reduced the number of people they were searching for in a building collapse from nine to two, a fire department spokesman said late Tuesday.

Fatal roof collapseupdated: Sun Jan 25 2009 05:28:00

Four boys were killed when hurricane-force winds caused a roof to collapse outside Barcelona, Spain.

9 killed in Brazil church roof collapseupdated: Mon Jan 19 2009 19:57:00

Brazilian firefighters called off their search for survivors Monday, one day after a church roof collapse in Sao Paulo killed at least nine people and injured more than 100 others.

NTSB: Design flaw led to Minnesota bridge collapseupdated: Sat Nov 15 2008 04:43:00

Federal regulators said support plates that were about half as thick as they should have been were the likely cause of the August 1, 2007, bridge collapse in Minnesota that killed 13 people and injured 145.

Victims plan to sue over Minnesota bridge collapseupdated: Thu Nov 13 2008 06:41:00

Four victims of the 2007 Minnesota bridge collapse plan to sue a consulting firm that evaluated the structure and a construction company that was resurfacing it at the time, an attorney told CNN Wednesday.

New Delhi bridge collapse kills twoupdated: Sun Oct 19 2008 10:03:00

A partially built bridge collapsed in New Delhi on Sunday onto several vehicles below, killing two people and wounding 11 others, police said.

Bridge collapses in Indiaupdated: Sun Oct 19 2008 10:03:00

One person was killed and several injured in New Delhi after a bridge, still under construction, collapsed.

Mumbai building collapse kills 16updated: Wed Aug 13 2008 10:28:00

A dilapidated building collapsed in Mumbai, India, on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people who had defied orders to vacate the structure, a police spokesman told CNN.

Deadly crane collapseupdated: Sat Jul 19 2008 20:37:00

Multiple people have died after a large crane collapse at a chemical plant in Houston, Texas.

Mine collapse in China kills 21updated: Sun Jul 06 2008 23:21:00

A coal mine collapse in northeastern China killed at least 21 miners, the second fatal incident in less than a week, state-run media reported.

Mine collapse in China kills 18updated: Wed Jul 02 2008 00:18:00

At least 18 miners have been killed in a mine collapse in northwestern China, state-run media reported Wednesday.

Tehran building collapseupdated: Mon Jun 30 2008 08:43:00

Dozens of laborers are killed in Tehran after a building they were living in collapses.

Strong earthquake jolts Greeceupdated: Sun Jun 08 2008 20:36:00

A strong earthquake jolted western Greece on Sunday, killing at least two people and trapping several people beneath collapsed buildings, according to officials and state-run media.

Time.com: A Chinese Town Finds Hopeupdated: Wed May 21 2008 01:00:00

Half the residents of Yingxiu were killed by the May 12 earthquake, but the fight to rescue survivors goes on

China: Dam feared quake-damaged safeupdated: Wed May 14 2008 17:18:00

China's death toll from a massive earthquake soared by thousands Wednesday as troops rushed to a dam feared critically damaged.

$38 million deal reached in Minn. bridge collapseupdated: Fri May 02 2008 19:59:00

Two Minnesota state lawmakers said Friday that they have reached a deal to compensate victims of the Interstate 35 bridge collapse that killed 13 people in Minneapolis last year.

Time.com: Deal Reached for Minn. Bridge Victimsupdated: Fri May 02 2008 08:00:00

A key negotiator says a deal has been reached to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse

Building collapses in Norwayupdated: Wed Mar 26 2008 10:55:00

A building collapses in Norway, injuring 15 and leaving six others missing

2007 Minnesota bridge collapseupdated: Tue Jan 15 2008 14:25:00

The I-35W bridge lies broken and twisted in the Mississippi River after collapsing on August 1, 2007.

Bridge collapses into icy riverupdated: Thu Dec 27 2007 05:45:00

Rescue workers are scrambling to find hundreds still missing after a suspension bridge collapsed in Nepal.

16 dead after bridge collapseupdated: Wed Dec 26 2007 09:26:00

Authorities in a remote region of Nepal searched downstream up to 20 miles (30 km) for bodies Wednesday, one day after a suspension bridge collapsed, sending hundreds of Hindu festivalgoers into the water below.

CNN Heroes: Everyday Superheroupdated: Mon Nov 26 2007 13:36:00

Everyday Superheroes: Spontaneous acts of courage in the face of danger by members of the public.

Dubai bridge collapses killing 7updated: Fri Nov 09 2007 05:06:00

A bridge under construction at a marina collapsed Thursday, killing seven workers and injuring 25, nine critically, the head of Dubai police said.

Roof collapses at Maryland hotelupdated: Wed Oct 10 2007 15:31:00

A roof collapsed Wednesday at a hotel in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Building collapses, trapping 10updated: Wed Aug 29 2007 04:04:00

Ten people are trapped alive under the rubble of a 14-story building that collapsed killing at least seven in Azerbaijan's capital, emergency services said on Wednesday.

Remains of last missing person recovered in bridge collapseupdated: Tue Aug 21 2007 08:29:00

The remains of the last person missing after a bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River nearly three weeks ago have been found, authorities said Monday, bringing the official death toll to 13 and relief to the only family still awaiting word on a missing loved one.

Time.com: More Remains Found in Bridge Debrisupdated: Thu Aug 16 2007 16:00:00

Human remains were found in two of four vehicles taken from the wreckage of the Interstate 35 bridge collapse since Wednesday evening

China bridge collapse kills 22updated: Thu Aug 16 2007 01:00:00

China bridge collapse kills 22

Friends remember bridge victimupdated: Sun Aug 12 2007 23:57:00

Friends remember bridge victim

Remains of mother and child recovered from bridge collapse siteupdated: Fri Aug 10 2007 22:55:00

The bodies of a 22-month-old girl and her mother have been recovered from the rubble of the I-35W bridge collapse, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.

Tuchman: Journey into collapsed mine was nerve-rackingupdated: Fri Aug 10 2007 08:36:00

Ever since the Crandall Canyon Mine collapsed Monday, reporters had been kept some distance from it as we covered the story. We asked the owner for closer access; he said no.

A rare look inside the mineupdated: Fri Aug 10 2007 08:36:00

A rare look inside the mine

Poll: Americans worried but reject higher taxes to fix bridgesupdated: Fri Aug 10 2007 02:38:00

Nearly half of all Americans are worried about the collapse of a bridge somewhere in the United States, yet nearly two-thirds reject higher taxes to inspect and fix them, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Thursday.

Police arrest intruders near fallen bridge, boost securityupdated: Thu Aug 09 2007 04:01:00

Security is being beefed up at the site of last week's bridge collapse after 16 people were arrested for trespassing and hindering the investigation, Minneapolis police said Wednesday.

Time.com: Flags Lowered at Minn. Capitolupdated: Wed Aug 08 2007 18:00:00

Flags flew at half-staff at the Minnesota Capitol on Wednesday a week after a bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River, killing at least five people and injuring about 100

Report: Bridge inspectors raised concerns beginning in 1996updated: Wed Aug 08 2007 01:13:00

State engineers recommended in 2000 that the Interstate 35W bridge that collapsed last week be replaced or redecked, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Wednesday.

Minneapolis falls silent for victims of bridge collapseupdated: Tue Aug 07 2007 21:54:00

From parks to the banks of the Mississippi River, people across Minneapolis on Tuesday paused to remember those who died in last week's bridge disaster as the search intensified for more victims.

Sheriff: Bridge debris may hold more victimsupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 22:28:00

Investigators need to begin removing debris from the Mississippi River to further the investigation of the I-35W bridge collapse and the search for missing motorists, Hennepin County Sheriff Richard Stanek said Monday.

Painstaking recovery at bridgeupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 22:28:00

Painstaking recovery at bridge

Police ID 8 still missing after Minnesota bridge collapseupdated: Mon Aug 06 2007 00:39:00

As investigators probed what caused an interstate bridge packed with rush-hour traffic to collapse into the Mississippi River this week, Minneapolis police Saturday night issued a statement naming the eight people -- including a 2-year-old girl -- still missing in the murky waters.

Prayers for disaster victimsupdated: Sun Aug 05 2007 23:11:00

Prayers for disaster victims

Woman makes underwater escapeupdated: Sun Aug 05 2007 23:11:00

Woman makes underwater escape

Driver makes dramatic underwater escape after bridge collapsesupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 22:01:00

Alicia Babatz was on her way to pick up her 2-year-old daughter Wednesday when she felt the bridge give way beneath her.

Time.com: The Dangers of Disaster Divingupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 17:00:00

Divers working in the wake of the I35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis are facing their own serious risks and challenges

Driver who survived bridge collapse: 'I can't believe I'm alive'updated: Sat Aug 04 2007 08:47:00

Drivers who were on the Minneapolis bridge when it collapsed told harrowing tales of survival.

Survivor speaksupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 08:47:00

Survivor speaks

Bridge collapse witnessupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 08:46:00

Bridge collapse witness

Surviving a disasterupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 08:46:00

Surviving a disaster

Bush visits collapsed bridgeupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 07:48:00

Bush visits collapsed bridge

Bush visits bridge collapse siteupdated: Sat Aug 04 2007 07:48:00

President Bush surveyed this week's bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and pledged the government would "eliminate roadblocks" and "cut through paperwork" to get it rebuilt.

Time.com: Sheriff: 8 Still Missing in Minneapolisupdated: Fri Aug 03 2007 09:00:00

Divers at a collapsed interstate bridge prepared Friday to resume a painstaking search that has found five bodies so far

Bridge collapse probe focuses on unexplained shiftupdated: Fri Aug 03 2007 07:40:00

Investigators trying to figure out what caused Wednesday's massive bridge collapse are focusing on the southern end of the span, which "behaved differently" as it fell, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.

Boat was 10 minutes from disasterupdated: Fri Aug 03 2007 04:23:00

Charles Leekley was taking 48 passengers down the Mississippi River in a paddle boat Wednesday evening when the I-35W bridge collapsed in front of him.

People.com: Tales of 'Angels' in Minneapolis Bridge Collapseupdated: Thu Aug 02 2007 19:22:00

As emergency crews conduct recovery and cleanup efforts Thursday at the site of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, survivors and eyewitnesses continue to relive the terrifying moments of Wednesday afternoon.

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