building collapse

A construction accident left two workers critically hurt at a marina and restaurant in Naples, Maine, on Tuesday, officials said. The workers were securing part of the roof of a shed when the roof broke off the building, hitting and trapping the two workers, according to the Naples Marina. Other employees of the marina freed the workers and called local…

The barn on White Street cannot be demolished because it’s registered as a landmark, according to a neighbor.

Emergency crews responded Friday to a report of a partial building collapse at a historic landmark in East Boston. Boston police said they are investigating the reported collapse on White Street. There was no immediate word on how serious the collapse is or if there are any injuries. The barn on White Street is a historic landmark that belonged to…

At least nine people have been arrested on suspicion of ignoring building codes or committing other violations.

Three men were injured — one of them now fighting for his life — when a former power plant collapsed in South Boston Wednesday.

Three men were injured — one of them now fighting for his life — when a former power plant collapsed in South Boston Wednesday.

Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv came under heavy shelling on Monday, causing multiple casualties and severe damage.

An abandoned building partially collapsed Wednesday morning in Gloucester, Mass., according to Gloucester police.

An explosion rocked an apartment building in suburban Atlanta, causing the three-story complex to partially collapse and leaving four people with minor injuries.

In a briefing on Friday evening, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava also announced that two additional victims had been found, bringing the total of confirmed deaths to 22.

President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, travelled to Florida on Thursday to comfort families affected by the recent condo collapse.

A Massachusetts company is sending a robot to Surfide, Florida to help with search and rescue efforts after a deadly building collapse.

A specialized robot developed in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, is now in Surfside, Florida, helping rescue teams search for any signs of life in the massive pile of rubble following a large apartment building collapse. “We overnighted a system down there to have at the ready,” said Tom Frost, Vice President of Teledyne FLIR’s ground robot business. The 5-lb. robot is...

Kevin Guthrie, director at Florida Division of Emergency Management, spoke Friday morning about an emergency declaration to assist in efforts in Surfside, Florida.

The stunning images coming out of south Florida were shocking to even the most veteran of building experts. “This is more than getting struck by lightning,” said John Lojek, commissioner of Inspectional Services for the city of Newton. “This is getting struck by lightning several times in a row.” More than half of a 12-story building in Surfside, Florida, collapsed…

An entire wing of a beachfront condo building came down, sparking a frantic search for nearly 100 people unaccounted for.

As first responders in Florida sifted through the rubble of a deadly condo collapse, Massachusetts crews demonstrated what goes into the recovery effort. The partial collapse of a 12-story building in Surfside, near Miami, left at least one person dead and scores unaccounted for. The Massachusetts Task Force Urban Search and Rescue team, a FEMA group based in Beverly, gave…

A soccer game may have saved Patricia Avilez’s life.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made brief comments about the building collapse in Surfside, Fla., before a press conference on Thursday.

Authorities announced on Friday that an additional four victims were recovered, including the 7-year-old daughter of a Miami firefighter. President Joe Biden visited the collapse site on Thursday and met with families, promising federal support for search and rescue efforts.