Rio highrise collapse
Rio highrise collapse
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From the BBC, "Part of a building nearly 20 storeys high has collapsed in the centre of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, leaving rubble strewn across a wide area."
When was the last time you drove down the highway without seeing a commercial truck hauling goods?
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RE: Rio highrise collapse
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Rescue workers are searching through the rubble for survivors. Five people are said to have been lightly injured."
Not a good day for buildings...
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Witnesses heard loud bang before the three buildings in central Rio collapsed almost simultaneously"
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"Officials believe unauthorized construction work inside a 20-story, 72-year-old building damaged its structure and caused it to crumble, wrenching down two neighboring office buildings of approximately the same age...Fonseca told news media gathered at the site that workers had removed several walls on the ninth floor, but said that didn't affect the building's infrastructure. He didn't know if there was an engineer in charge of the project..." (Fonseca was a worker that survived)