All articles tagged with #building damage
The Guthrie Clinic in Athens is temporarily closed after a vehicle crashed into the building, causing damage. Appointments are being relocated to the Sayre clinic, but patients will keep their same providers. Further repair plans are underway, and more information will be communicated to affected patients.
A West Warwick fire engine crashed through Station 2, but no one was injured. The incident occurred when a door on the side of the truck popped open as it was leaving for a call, causing it to pull on the building. The overhead garage door also came down on the truck, but suffered little damage. The station is one of four in town, and the rescue truck normally housed there has been temporarily moved to another station. Repairs for the building are underway, with no timeline or cost estimate determined yet.
A Target store in Barboursville, West Virginia, was forced to close after a hillside collapse caused part of the building to slide away, prompting the evacuation of three nearby families. Shocking video footage shows a large crack in the corner of the store where the ground had given way. The company is working to remove the damaged portion of the store and is covering the moving expenses of the affected families. Authorities are investigating the situation, and the water supply to the area has been limited due to damage to a water main. The mayor has criticized onlookers for invading the neighborhood and urged respect for the affected residents' privacy.
Multiple people were injured when a bus collided with a sedan and crashed into a building in Long Beach, California. The sedan was reportedly speeding and ran through a stop sign before colliding with the bus. At least five people were hospitalized with serious injuries, while nine others suffered minor injuries. The building, which housed a restaurant, sustained extensive damage, and residents living above were evacuated. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A driver accidentally pressed the gas instead of the brake while leaving a dentist appointment, causing their vehicle to crash into a building on Chili Avenue.
Andy's Frozen Custard in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is closed until further notice after a vehicle crashed into the building, causing damage to the storage area. No injuries were reported, but city officials and inspectors are investigating the stability of the structure. Firefighters have shored up the building, and Ameren is checking the electricity. The popular custard shop will remain closed while further investigation takes place.
The Lafayette Fire Department is investigating a fire at Pete's on Johnston, which has resulted in damage to portions of the building. No injuries have been reported at this time.
A storage building in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, exploded, damaging nearly a dozen homes and a township building. The blast occurred after a worker reported a propane heater leaking in the building. Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident. The building is a total loss, but the community has rallied together to provide support.
A Baltimore city bus collided into two cars as well as a building on Saturday morning, leaving at least 17 people injured. The Maryland Transportation Authority bus at the center of the case struck a Lexus car about 10.20am, with the bus then crashing into a Nissan and then part of a building in the 500 block of West Franklin Street in Baltimore’s Seton Hill neighborhood west of downtown. Emergency responders reported at least 17 injuries, and at least two were believed to be serious.
A propane tank explosion in San Francisco's Richmond District injured one person and caused damage to a building and a car. The explosion occurred in a garage where an automobile repair shop was located, and the garage door exploded into the street. The injured person is being treated for burns.
A team of structural and civil engineers from the UK has travelled to Turkey to investigate the damage caused by last month's earthquake. The Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) is collecting geological data and carrying out detailed assessments of why so many buildings collapsed. The research is being carried out by the EEFIT, which includes experts from industry as well as leading academics, with the aim of learning lessons from the earthquake and finding ways to improve the construction of buildings to make them more resilient.