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In the immediate aftermath of the collapse, highway officials could not determine the root cause of the fire. The incident was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) along with other groups. [10] They later determined that gasoline spilled out from an unsecured hatch on the top of the gasoline delivery tanker.
The investigation into the Surfside condo collapse in Florida has revealed the likely cause of the catastrophe which left 98 people dead.. Investigators said on Thursday that they are focusing on ...
[3] [4] A safety inspector was filming construction of the stadium on that day and captured the collapse on video as it occurred. Wind speeds were between 20 and 21 miles per hour (32 and 34 km/h), with gusts of up to 26 to 27 miles per hour (42 to 43 km/h), at the time of the collapse. [ 4 ]
A final NTSB public hearing on the bridge accident was held October 22, 2019, in Washington, D.C., and concluded "that load and capacity calculation errors made by FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc., are the probable cause of the fatal, March 15, 2018, Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami."
Although, as the immediate aftermath photos show, the proximate cause was dry rot, [5] [6] which is caused by excessive moisture intrusion into the supporting wood framing, undermining its structural integrity, the only known investigation report fails to definitively identify the source of moisture, its entry route(s), or the mechanism(s) of its transport. [7]
Accidents are a huge reason why it’s important (and required in most states) to carry car insurance. However, driving without insurance can have serious financial and legal consequences in an ...
Adam Nimoy, the son of the late Star Trek icon Leonard Nimoy, knows the real reason behind his father and costar William Shatner’s storied feud — but he isn’t giving any secrets away. “I ...
The De la Concorde overpass collapse occurred at a bridge over Quebec Autoroute 19 in Laval, Quebec, Canada, at midday on September 30, 2006.On that Saturday, around 12:30 pm, the centre section of the south lane of an overpass (65-foot or 19.8-metre section of a three-lane overpass) [1] collapsed in Laval, a suburb of Montreal, on Boulevard de la Concorde running over Autoroute 19.