Tag: collapse

British Convenience Chain McColl’s Collapses, Putting 16,000 Jobs at Risk

British convenience store chain McColl’s has confirmed it will collapse into administration, putting 1,100 shop and 16,000 workers at risk. The troubled retailer held talks with its lenders on Friday morning in the hope they could extend their loan agreements. Supermarket giant Morrisons, which is a major wholesale partner, also tabled a last-ditch effort to…


Boston Firefighters Pull Hurt Worker From Collapsed Building

BOSTON—Firefighters in Boston worked for more than three hours to rescue an injured construction worker after part of a historic power plant collapsed Wednesday while being redeveloped. Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey told reporters the worker sustained life-threatening injuries when a wall collapsed and landed on his legs and lower body. Two other workers were quickly…


Swimming Pool Collapse Kills at Least 3 in China

A partial collapse at a building housing a swimming pool in China’s central Henan Province on Monday killed at least three people and injured nine, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Aerial footage showed what appeared to be part of the building’s roof caved in, with scattered concrete and debris inside, but details remain sparse. The…


Students Steer School Bus to Safety After Driver Collapses

TOPSHAM, Maine—A group of Maine middle and high school students grabbed the wheel of their school bus Monday morning when their driver suffered a fatal medical condition, steering the vehicle to safety while another classmate attempted to administer first aid to the stricken driver. Topsham Police Chief Marc Hagan thanked the students for their quick,…


At Least 6 Die as Ivory Coast Apartment Block Collapses

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast—At least six people, including two children, died when an apartment block collapsed in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital of Abidjan overnight, the fire brigade said on Monday. Rescuers used torches to search through the mounds of broken concrete and carried out 36 people alive, officials said. One firefighter cradled a baby in the…


Roger Garside Speaks on China’s Internal Issues That Could Lead to Collapse of the CCP

Could an internal coup unseat the Chinese leader? And what factors de-stabilize the regime the most. Today I asked the author who raised those questions and provided his answers. Mr. Roger Garside explains in his book, China Coup, the many factors that could lead to the fall of the Chinese Communist Party. While the regime…


South Korean Rescuers Locate Man at Collapsed Construction Site

SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean rescuers on Thursday located a man under a pile of debris and broken concrete at the construction site of a 39-floor building that partially collapsed three days earlier, leaving six workers missing, officials said. Crews were trying to clear the rubble to reach the man, but have yet to confirm whether…


Worker Dies After Roof Collapses at Pennsylvania Stone Mine

LAKE LYNN, Pa.—The roof of a stone mine in southwestern Pennsylvania collapsed, killing one worker, authorities said. The collapse was reported Friday afternoon at Laurel Aggregates’ Lake Lynn Mine in Springhill Township, Fayette County, the state Department of Environmental Protection said, and a mine safety rescue team was sent. The person was likely working inside…


Sudan Officials Say Defunct Mine Collapses, Kills 38 People

CAIRO—Sudanese authorities said at least 38 people were killed Tuesday when a defunct gold mine collapsed in West Kordofan province. The country’s state-run mining company said in a statement the collapse of the closed, non-functioning mine took place in the village of Fuja 700 kilometers (435 miles) south of the capital of Khartoum. It said…


Reports: Crane Collapse in Northern Italy’s Turin Kills 3

ROME—Two building cranes collapsed on a street in the northern Italian city of Turin, killing three construction workers and injuring passersby Saturday, firefighters and news reports said. Two of the workers died at the scene and their bodies were extracted from the twisted blue metal, firefighters said in a tweet. The third was taken to…