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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
5 dead, 20 injured [59] 2021 Destruction of the al-Jalaa Building: Gaza City: Building 0 casualties, building destroyed 2021 Rucheng residential building collapse Rucheng County, Hunan, China Residential building 5 dead, 7 injured [60] 2021 Champlain Towers South: Surfside, Florida, United States: Condominium tower 98 dead, 11 injured [61] 2021 ...
Engineering disasters often arise from shortcuts in the design process. Engineering is the science and technology used to meet the needs and demands of society. [1] These demands include buildings, aircraft, vessels, and computer software. In order to meet society’s demands, the creation of newer technology and infrastructure must be met ...
Suddenly collapsed about 5:30 p.m. on 2 July 1965, killing a Topeka man. [32] Long Shoal Bridge: Benton County, Missouri: United States 21 September 1965: Swinging suspension road bridge Faulty design and overload 3 killed Total collapse Collapsed after a 10-ton truck crossed the bridge, which had a 5-ton limit. Old bridge remains at bottom of ...
[5] [6] [7] 100|1 due to radiation, 51 due to evacuation. Fukushima nuclear disaster: 2011 March In 2018, 1 cancer death of a man who worked at the plant at the time of the accident was attributed to radiation exposure by a Japanese government panel. [8] [9] The government of Japan states that 51 people died due to the evacuation. [10] 17
At about 5 a.m. Sunday morning, the roof of Minneapolis's Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome tore under the weight of 17 inches of snow. The Metrodome has a roof of fiberglass fabric that's inflated by the stadium's air pressure, but a weekend blizzard was the trigger to cause the roof to sag and tear, dumping a large volume of snow all over the field.
November 5, 2001: Guyed steel lattice mast 258 Helicopter collision a mast in Datong MW Transmitting Station, Yunzhou District, Datong, Shanxi, China: 2001: Guyed steel lattice mast 151.5 High winds and corrosion WKFT, North Carolina, US March 14, 2002: Guyed steel tower 533.1 Airplane crash Pilot killed and the tower was destroyed
Globally, there have been at least 99 (civilian and military) recorded nuclear reactor accidents from 1952 to 2009 (defined as incidents that either resulted in the loss of human life or more than US$50,000 of property damage, the amount the US federal government uses to define major energy accidents that must be reported), totaling US$20.5 billion in property damages.