Latest Building collapses News
Slim pickings for buyers amid near-record low homes for sale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Americans eager to buy a home this spring, beware: It’s slim pickings out there. The number of U.S. homes on the market is at near-historic lows, which could dim would-be buyers’ prospects for finding a house or condo and fuel competition for the most...
5 hurt in building explosion in California mountain town
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) — An explosion at a condominium complex injured five people, one critically, on Wednesday in the California mountain community of Mammoth Lakes, authorities said. The blast occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. at Val d’Isere Condominiums in the Sierra...
Building collapse in Qatar's capital kills 1, search ongoing
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A building collapsed Wednesday in Qatar's capital, killing at least one person as searchers clawed through the rubble to check for survivors, authorities said. Qatar's Interior Ministry described the building as a four-story structure in Doha's Bin Durham...
Despite market slump, high rates dim homebuyer affordability
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeownership is likely to remain a pipe dream for many Americans this spring homebuying season. The nation’s worst housing slump in nearly a decade stoked hope among prospective buyers that homes could be scooped up more easily. But while prices appear to have...
House collapses into ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks
RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — A house collapsed into the ocean Monday on the string of islands just off the coast of North Carolina, according to U.S. National Park Service officials. Officials warned visitors to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the state's Outer Banks to watch out...
1 worker dies, 3 injured in wall collapse at demolition site
NEW YORK (AP) — A worker died after a wall collapsed at a New York City demolition site and buried him in rubble, authorities said. The collapse happened Tuesday at a three-story building being demolished on Lafayette Street in lower Manhattan, city Department of Buildings...
NTSB says medical plane apparently broke apart before crash
STAGECOACH, Nev. (AP) — A medical transport flight that crashed in a mountainous area in northern Nevada, killing five all five people aboard the plane including a patient, apparently broke apart before hitting the ground, authorities said Sunday. The National Transportation...
Official: Heavy ice a possible factor in Alaska gym collapse
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month, killing one person and trapping two others. Ross Noffsinger, acting building official for the city, said “tremendous” ice buildup on the...
Alaska building collapse kills 1 victim, 2nd hospitalized
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A building collapse in Alaska Friday evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who communicated with firefighters before being freed and transported to a hospital, officials said. The Anchorage Fire Department confirmed...
Report: Saudi Binladin Group fined over 2015 crane collapse
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A criminal court has imposed a $5.3 million fine on the Saudi BinLadin Group and sentenced seven people to prison over the deadly collapse of a crane ahead of the 2015 hajj pilgrimage, a leading Saudi daily reported. More than 100 people were...
