building collapse

Some 72 units in a central Florida condominium complex were deemed unsafe after a building inspection found the walkways leading to the condos were at risk of collapsing, officials said.

The slow work of sifting through the remnants of a collapsed Florida condo building stretched into a sixth day Tuesday, as families desperate for progress endured a wrenching wait for answers.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rescuers found four survivors Thursday in the rubble of an apartment building that collapsed six days ago amid heavy rains in the Kenyan capital, raising hopes that more people might still be alive in a disaster that has left dozens dead and missing. The first to be rescued was a pregnant […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An inspector who surveyed a downtown building weeks before it collapsed, killing 6 people, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a week after the accident, authorities said Thursday. The 52-year-old man’s body was found Wednesday night in a pickup truck with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, is in custody after surrendering to face charges in the deaths, police said. Sean Benschop, who has a lengthy police record, surrendered Saturday and faces six counts of […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 has brought swift and mounting fallout in a city where demolition contractors are lightly regulated, with a plaintiff’s lawyer calling it an entirely preventable tragedy that resulted from gross recklessness on the job site. One day after the tragedy, Philadelphia officials began […]

Tom and the crew open the show talking about a wide array of topics including the building collapse in Philly, Samuel L. Jackson’s stuttering, tropical storm Andrea and Paris Jackson‘s suicide attempt. Plus, Tom announces who he is rooting for in the 2013 NBA Finals.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For weeks, people working nearby had watched with growing concern as a demolition crew took down a vacant four-story building next to a thrift store at the edge of downtown Philadelphia. A roofer atop another building didn’t think the operation looked safe. A pair of window washers across the street spotted an […]