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Genoa bridge: Towers demolished after residents evacuated
BBC NEWS   28 June 2019   Italy   Genoa  
It took just eight seconds for the entire structure to go down / AFP
<p>Demolition experts have blown up the remains of the giant Morandi bridge in the Italian city of Genoa, nearly a year after the structure collapsed.</p><p>Thousands of people were evacuated ahead of explosions which brought down two large towers consisting ...
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At least 10 killed in Colombia bridge collapse
CNN   16 January 2018   Colombia   Americas  
Ten construction workers were killed after a bridge collapsed bridge near Bogota, Colombia.
<div class="el__leafmedia el__leafmedia--sourced-paragraph"><p class="zn-body__paragraph speakable">At least ten people were killed Monday after a bridge collapsed near Bogota, Colombia, according to the country's Civil Defense authorities.</p><div class="zn-body__paragraph ...
Kolkata flyover collapse: Construction firm was on Railway Ministry’s watchlist
The Indian Express   01 April 2016   India   Kolkata  
A long section of a road overpass under construction collapsed Wednesday in a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, with tons of concrete and steel slamming into midday traffic, killing over 20 and injuring many. (Source:AP)
<p>Senior Officials of the infrastructure firm IVRCL, which was constructing the flyover that collapsed in Kolkata, may have used the legal term “act of God” to suggest that natural causes were behind the accident. But the Hyderabad-based firm has previously ...
Casualties as bridge collapses in India's Kolkata
Aljazeera   31 March 2016   India   Kolkata  
Bridge collapse in Kolkata
<p>Many people are feared dead after a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata. <br /><br />Police say many people are still trapped under the debris and efforts were underway to rescue ...