This list of structural failures and collapses includes bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers.
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1625 | | Tallinn, Sweden (now Estonia) | Church | |
1647 | | Stralsund, Duchy of Pomerania (now Germany) | Church | |
1661 | | Dortmund, Hanseatic League (now Germany) | Church | |
1666 | | Riga, Sweden (now Latvia) | Church | 8 buried in rubble |
17th century | | Caen, France | Church | |
1674 | | Utrecht, Netherlands | Church | |
1697 | | Klausenburg, Habsburg monarchy (now Romania) | Church | |
1713 | | Twickenham, England, Great Britain (now UK) | Church | |
ca. 1715 | | Xagħra, Gozo, Malta | Tower | |
1721 | | Riga, Sweden/Russia (now Latvia) | Church | |
1763 | | Klausenburg, Habsburg monarchy (now Romania) | Church | |
1807 | Eitai Bridge | Tokyo, Japan | Bridge | 500-2,000 dead |
1809 | Ponte das Barcas | Porto, Portugal | Bridge | 4,000 dead |
1821 | Saalebrücke bei Mönchen-Nienburg | Nienburg, Germany | Bridge | 55 dead |
1831 | | Broughton, Greater Manchester, England, UK | Bridge | 0 dead, 20 injured |
1845 | | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK | Bridge | 79 dead |
1847 | | Chester, England, UK | Bridge | 5 dead, 9 injured |
1850 | | Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France | Bridge | 226 dead |
1854 | | Wheeling, West Virginia, United States | Bridge | 0 Dead |
1860 | | Lawrence, Massachusetts, US | | data-sort-value="145" | ~145 dead, ~166 injured |
1860 | | Wootton, Warwickshire, England, UK | Bridge | 2 dead |
1860 | | Ambergate, Derbyshire, England, UK | Bridge | |
1861 | Chichester Cathedral spire collapse | Chichester, West Sussex, UK | Church | |
1863 | | between Meridian and Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | Bridge |
1864 | | South Yorkshire, England, UK | Dam | 240+ dead[1] |
1868 | Saint Peter's Church spire collapse | Fritzlar, Hesse, Prussia, North German Confederation | Church | 21 dead, 31 injured |
1873 | | Dixon, Illinois, United States | Bridge | 46 dead, 56 injured |
1876 | | Ashtabula, Ohio, US | | 92 dead, 64 injured |
1879 | | Dundee, Scotland | Bridge | data-sort-value="75" | ~75 dead, With 60 known |
1887 | | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Bridge | 38 dead, 40 injured |
1888 | | Kentucky, United States | Bridge | 37 dead |
1889 | | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US | Dam | 2,209 dead |
1890 | Walnut Grove Dam[2] | Wickenburg, Arizona Territory, US | Dam | 100–150 dead |
1891 | | Münchenstein, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland | Bridge | 73 dead, 171 injured |
1895 | Ireland Building | New York City, New York, US | Office building | 16 dead, 12 injured |
1896 | | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Bridge | 55 dead |
1897 | | Maddur, India | Bridge | 150 dead | |
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1900 | | San Francisco, California, United States | Factory | 23 dead, 100+ injured |
1902 | | Venice, Italy | | |
1902 | | Glasgow, Scotland, UK | Stadium | 25 dead, 500+ injured |
1904 | | Eden, Colorado, US | Bridge | 111 dead |
1905 | | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Bridge | |
1905 | Portage Canal Swing Bridge | Houghton, Michigan, United States | Bridge | |
1905 | | Brockton, Massachusetts, US | Factory | 58 dead, 150 injured |
1906 | National Electric Signaling Company mast | Machrihanish, Scotland | Guyed mast | |
1906 | | Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. | Office building | 13 dead, 8 injured |
1907 | | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Bridge | 75 dead, 11 injured |
1911 | Romanov Bridge | Zelenodolsk, Russian Empire | Bridge | 13 dead |
1912 | | Nauen, Germany | Radio tower | |
1915 | | Spokane, Washington, US | Bridge | 5 dead, 12 injured |
1916 | | Quebec City, Canada | Bridge | 13 dead |
1919 | | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Tank | 21 dead, 150 injured |
1922 | | Washington, D.C., US | Cinema building | 98 dead, 133 injured |
1925 | | Norddeich, Germany | Radio tower | |
1925 | | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Building | 44 dead, 24 injured |
1927 | | Zeesen, Germany | Guyed mast | |
1928 | | Santa Clarita, California, US | Dam | data-sort-value="600" | ~600 dead[3] |
1930 | | Munich, Germany | Radio tower | |
1935 | | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | Radio tower | |
1937 | | New London, Texas, US | School | data-sort-value="300" | ~300 dead |
1938 | | Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan | Cinema building | 69 dead, 92 injured |
1939 | Sandö Bridge | Kramfors, Ångermanland, Sweden | Bridge | 18 dead |
1939 | | Bremen, Germany | Radio tower | |
1940 | | Tacoma, Washington, US | Bridge | |
1940 | | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Bridge | |
1945 | | Cologne, Germany | Bridge | Unknown |
1945 | | Remagen, Germany | Bridge | data-sort-value="18" | ~18–33 dead, ~63–93 injured |
1949 | | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | Radio tower | |
1949 | Inotani wire bridge | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | Bridge | 29 dead |
1949 | | Hamburg, West Germany | Radio tower | | |
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1951 | Duplessis bridge collapse | Quebec, Canada | Bridge | 4 dead |
1953 | | | Bridge | 151 dead |
1957 | WSM-TV Tower | Nashville, Tennessee, US | Guyed mast (under construction) | 4 dead |
1957 | | Lewisham, London, UK | Bridge | 90 dead, 173 injured |
1958 | | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Bridge | 19 dead |
1958 | | Carolina Beach, North Carolina, US | Radio tower | |
1958 | | Ochsenkopf, Germany | Guyed mast | |
1959 | | Ribadelago, Spain | Dam | 144 dead |
1959 | | Côte d'Azur, France | Dam | 423 dead |
1959 | | Bryansk, USSR | Cinema | 46 dead, at least 123 injured |
1960 | | Caprock, New Mexico, US | Guyed mast | |
1962 | | Ejde, Faroe Islands, Denmark | Radio tower | |
1962 | | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Bridge | |
1963 | | Murdochville, Quebec, Canada | Bridge | 6 dead |
1963 | | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy | Dam | data-sort-value="1900" | ~1,900–2,500 dead |
1963 | | Los Angeles, California, US | Dam | 5 dead |
1964 | | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Bridge | |
1965 | | Iwo Jima, Ogasawara Subprefecture, Japan | Radio tower | 6 dead |
1966 | | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Bridge | 9 dead, 60+ injured |
1967 | | Willemstad, Curaçao | Bridge | 15 dead |
1967 | | Waltham, UK | Guyed mast | |
1967 | | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, US | Bridge | 46 dead |
1968 | Ronan Point collapse | London, UK | High rise | 4 dead, 17 injured |
1968 | | Rowena, South Dakota, US | Guyed mast | |
1969 | | Marnach, Luxembourg | Guyed mast | |
1969 | | Emley, West Yorkshire, UK | Guyed mast | |
1970 | Orlunda radio transmitter central mast collapse | Orlunda, Sweden | Guyed mast | |
1970 | | Melbourne, Australia | Bridge | 35 dead, 18 injured |
1970 | | Menai Strait, Wales, UK | Bridge | |
1970 | | Pembroke Dock and Neyland, Wales, UK | Bridge | 4 dead, 5 injured |
1970 | | Seoul, South Korea | Residential building | 34 dead, 40 injured |
1971 | | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Condominium building under construction | 4 dead, 30 injured |
1971 | | Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany | Bridge under construction | 13 dead, 13 injured |
1971 | | Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania | Dam | 89 dead, 76 injured |
1972 | | West Virginia, US | Dam | 125 dead, 1,121 injured |
1972 | | Königs Wusterhausen, Germany | Lattice tower | |
1973 | Skyline Towers collapse | Bailey's Crossroads, Virginia, US | Building under construction | 14 dead, 35 injured |
1973 | | New York, NY, US | Hotel and theaters | 4 dead, at least 12 injured |
1973 | Zeulenroda Artificial Lake bridge | Zeulenroda, Germany (GDR) | Bridge (under construction) | 4 dead |
1974 | Makahali River bridge | Baitadi, Nepal | Bridge | 140 dead |
1974 | | Miami, US | 4-story office building | 7 dead[4] |
1975 | | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | Bridge | 12 dead |
1975 | Banqiao and Shimantan Dams | Zhumadian, Henan, China | Dam | data-sort-value="856000" | ~85,600 to 240,000 dead |
1976 | | Idaho, US | Earthen dam | 11 dead |
1976 | | Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, West Germany | Guyed mast | |
1976 | | Vienna, Austria | Bridge | 1 dead |
1976 | | Pic de Nore, France | Guyed mast | |
1977 | | Mooringsport, Louisiana, US | Guyed mast | |
1977 | | Georgia, US | Dam | 39 dead |
1977 | Granville rail disaster | Granville, NSW, Australia | Bridge | 83 dead, 213 injured |
1977 | | Pushkino, Moscow Oblast, USSR | Bridge | 23 dead, 125 injured |
1978 | | Hartford, Connecticut, US | Arena | |
1978 | | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Germany | Guyed mast | |
1978 | | Willow Island, West Virginia, US | Cooling tower under construction | 51 dead |
1978 | | Joplin, Missouri, US | Hotel slated for demolition | 2 dead, 1 injured |
1979 | | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Stadium | |
1979 | | Bernklau, Czechoslovakia (now part of Czech Republic) | Guyed mast | |
1979 | | Sunne, Sweden | Pinnacle of guyed mast | | |
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1980 | | Stenungsund, Sweden | Bridge | 8 dead |
1980 | | Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia | Stadium | 200+ dead |
1980 | Hayakawa wire bridge | Saito, Kyūshū, Japan | Bridge (suspension) | 7 dead |
1980 | | West Berlin, West Germany | Building | 1 dead |
1980 | | Tampa Bay, Florida, US | Bridge | 35 dead |
1981 | | Cocoa Beach, Florida, US | Building | 11 dead, 23 injured |
1981 | | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Walkway | 114 dead, 216 injured |
1981 | | Mpumalanga, South Africa | Chimney | 4 dead |
1982 | Aviamotornaya escalator collapse | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | Escalator | data-sort-value="8" | At least 8 dead, at least 30 injured |
1982 | | Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, US | Dam | 3 dead |
1982 | | Valencia, Spain | Dam | 30+ dead or injured |
1982 | Senior Road Tower collapse | Missouri City, Texas, US | Guyed mast | 5 dead |
1982 | | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Concert hall | |
1983 | | Greenwich, Connecticut, US | Bridge | 3 dead, 3 injured |
1983 | | Souris, Manitoba, Canada | Guyed mast | |
1983 | | Wavre, Belgium | Guyed mast | |
1983 | | Kurgan, USSR | Dormitory | 15 dead |
1985 | | Italy | Dam | 268 dead |
1985 | Apartment building collapse | Castellaneta, Italy | Apartment building | 21 dead, 9 injured[5] |
1986 | | Little India near Serangoon Road, Singapore | Hotel | 33 dead, 17 injured |
1987 | L'Ambiance Plaza collapse | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | Residential tower | 28 dead |
1987 | | Fort Hunter, New York, US | Bridge | 10 dead |
1988 | Dzhrashen School | | Elementary school | 400 dead[6] |
1988 | | Sollefteå, Sweden | Pinnacle of guyed mast | |
1988 | Mainbrücke Stockstadt (Aschaffenburg Main River Freeway Bridge) | Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, West Germany | Bridge under construction | 1 dead |
1988 | Station Square collapse (Save-On-Foods collapse) | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | Rooftop parking structure | 21 injured |
1988 | Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal bridge | Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia | Bridge | |
1988 | | Green Bank, West Virginia, US | Parabolic dish (diameter: 90.440NaN0) | |
1989 | Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge | Tennessee, US | Bridge | 8 dead |
1989 | | Italy | Tower | 4 dead, 15 injured |
1989 | | Oakland, California, US | Bridge | 42 dead |
1991 | Astram Line steel bridge | Hiroshima, Japan | Bridge | 15 dead |
1991 | | London, England, UK | Pier | |
1991 | | Gąbin, Poland | Guyed mast (6460NaN0) | |
1992 | | Bastia, Haute-Corse, France | Stadium | 18 dead, 2,300+ injured |
1993 | Cape Race LORAN-C transmitter mast collapse | Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | Mast | |
1993 | | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Hotel | 137 dead, 227 injured |
1993 | Highland Towers collapse (Block 1) | Selangor, Malaysia | Residential tower | data-sort-value="48" | At least 48 dead, unknown injured |
1994 | Casino supermarket collapse | Nice, France | Roof of the commercial building | 2 dead, 94 injured |
1994 | Retirement home collapse | Motta Visconti, Italy | Retirement home | 27 dead |
1994 | Marja store collapse | Tallinn, Estonia | Commercial building | 5 dead |
1994 | | Seoul, South Korea | Bridge | 32 dead, 17 injured |
1995 | | Paparoa National Park, New Zealand | Viewing platform | 14 dead, 4 injured |
1995 | | Seoul, South Korea | Commercial building | 502 dead, 1,445 injured |
1995 | | Oklahoma City, US | Government building | 168 dead, 680 injured |
1995 | Taganrog Iron & Steel Factory collapse | Taganrog, Russia | Factory | 14 dead, 17 injured |
1996 | Baikong Railway bridge | Ruyuan County, Guangdong, China | Bridge | 29 dead |
1996 | Koror-Babeldaob Bridge | Koror and Babeldaob, Palau | Bridge | 2 dead |
1996 | | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US | Bridge | |
1997 | | New Zealand | Dam | |
1997 | | Tel Aviv, Israel | Bridge | 4 dead, 62 injured |
1997 | University of Virginia Lawn pavilion | Charlottesville, Virginia | | 1 dead, 24 injured |
1997 | | Traill County, North Dakota, US | Guyed mast | |
1997 | | Raymond, Mississippi, US | Tower | 3 dead |
1997 | | Halstenbek, Germany | Sports hall | |
1998 | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Residential tower | 8 dead |
1998 | | Halstenbek, Germany | Sports hall | |
1998 | | Ashkelon, Israel | Chimney (under construction) | 9 dead |
1998 | Nalchik sport center balcony collapse | Nalchik, Russia | Balcony in sport center | 23 dead, 47 injured |
1999 | Gdynia Shipyard crane crash | Gdynia, Poland | Crane | |
1999 | | | Residential buildings | 307 dead, 1,000+ injured |
1999 | | Foggia, Italy | Residential building | 67 dead, 3 injured |
1999 | Aggie Bonfire collapse | College Station, Texas, US | Bonfire | 12 dead, 27 injured |
1999 | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Crane | 3 dead, 5 Injured |
1999 | Ricomex Factory collapse | Mount Parnitha, Athens, Greece | Factory | 39 dead | |
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2000 | | Baia Mare, Romania | | |
2000 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Pier | 3 dead, dozens injured |
2000 | Boulevard du Souvenir overpass collapse over Highway 15 | Laval, Quebec, Canada | Overpass | 1 dead, 2 injured |
2000 | 1601 Park Avenue apartment building collapse | Los Angeles, California | Residential apartment building | 1 dead, 36 injured |
2000 | | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Bridge | |
2000 | | Concord, North Carolina, US | Bridge | 107 Injured |
2001 | Hintze Ribeiro Bridge | Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal | Bridge | 59 dead |
2001 | | Jerusalem, Israel | Wedding hall | 23 dead, 380 injured |
2001 | | New York City, New York, US | Skyscraper | 2,763 dead |
2001 | | Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas, US | Bridge | 8 dead |
2001 | | India | Bridge | 57 dead |
2002 | Buran hangar collapse | Baikonur, Kazakhstan/Russia | Hangar | 8 dead |
2002 | | Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, US | Bridge | 14 dead, 11 injured |
2002 | VertiGo | Sandusky, Ohio, US | Amusement ride[7] | |
2003 | Hengzhou Towers | Hengyang, China | Mixed-use apartment [8] | 20 dead |
2003 | Silver Lake Dam failure | Marquette County, Michigan, US | | |
2003 | | Kinzua Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania, US | Bridge | |
2003 | | Chicago, Illinois, US | Balcony | 13 dead, 57 injured |
2004 | | Mississippi, US | Dam | [9] |
2004 | | Brazil | Dam | data-sort-value="3" | At least 3 dead |
2004 | | Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France | Airport terminal | 4 dead, 3 injured |
2004 | | Moscow, Russia | Water park | 28 dead, 193 injured |
2004 | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge crane collapse | Connecticut, US | Bridge-deconstruction crane | 1 dead |
2004 | | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK | Guyed mast | |
2004 | | Kallang, Singapore | Tunnel under construction | 4 dead, 3 injured |
2005 | | Pakistan | Dam | data-sort-value="70" | ~70 dead |
2005 | Margalla Towers | Islamabad, Pakistan | Residential building | 78 dead, 100+ injured |
2005 | | Lesterville, Missouri, US | Dam | 5 injured |
2005 | School No. 4 | Zverevo, Rostov Oblast, Russia | School | 3 dead, 1 injured[10] |
2005 | | Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK | Tunnel | |
2005 | | Nagpada, Mumbai, India | Residential building | 11 dead, 24 injured |
2005 | Chusovoy swimming pool collapse | Chusovoy, Russia | Swimming pool | 14 dead, 11 injured |
2006 | | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | Stadium roof | 15 dead, 32 injured |
2006 | | Katowice, Poland | Market roof | 65 dead, 170 injured |
2006 | | Moscow, Russia | Market roof | 66 dead, unknown injured |
2006 | | Lagos, Nigeria | Three buildings – one residential, commercial and under construction, respectively | data-sort-value="28" | At least 28 dead, at least 86 injured |
2006 | | Unadilla, New York, US | Bridge | 2 dead[11] |
2006 | | South Boston, Massachusetts, US | Ceiling tile | 1 dead, 1 injured |
2006 | | Laval, Quebec, Canada | Overpass | 5 dead, 6 injured |
2007 | Crab House – Floor collapsed into the water | Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, US | Building | 9 injured |
2007 | Neurath Power Station Scaffold collapse | Grevenbroich-Neurath, Germany | Power station under construction | 3 dead, 6 injured |
2007 | WNEP-TV Tower | Penobscot Knob, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, US | Guyed mast | |
2007 | | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Bridge | 13 dead, 145 injured |
2007 | Collapse of bridge over the Jiantuo River during construction | Hunan, China | Bridge | 50+ dead, ~90+ injured |
2007 | | | Bridge | 52–59+ dead, 140–189+ injured |
2007 | | Salvador, Brazil | Stadium | 7 dead, 40 injured |
2007 | | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Furniture store | 9 firefighters killed, 18 injured |
2008 | | Hornslet, Denmark | Wind turbine | |
2008 | | Manhattan, New York City, US | Crane | 7 dead, 24 injured |
2008 | Belyayevka School | Belyayevka, Orenburg Oblast, Russia | School | 5 dead, 4 injured[12] |
2008 | | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | Stage | 40+ injured |
2009 | | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Building | 2 dead |
2009 | | Shanghai, China | Residential building | 1 dead |
2009 | | Malahide, Ireland | Bridge | |
2009 | | Terengganu, Malaysia | Stadium | |
2009 | | Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | | data-sort-value="45" | At least 45 dead, 7+ injured |
2009 | Big Valley Jamboree stage collapse | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | Stage | 1 dead, ~75 injured |
2009 | | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Supermarket | 7 dead, unknown injured |
2009 | Kota Chambal Bridge collapse | Kota, India | Bridge | 48 dead, unknown injured | |
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2010 | Collapse of 45J Ma Tau Wai Road | | Building | 4 dead |
2010 | Bab Berdieyinne Mosque minaret collapse | Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco | Religious building | |
2010 | Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) | Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland | Bridge | |
2010 | | New Delhi, India | Building | |
2010 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Stadium roof | |
2010 | | Lagos, Nigeria | Mall | 5 injured |
2010 | Stadium Southland | Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand | Stadium roof | |
2011 | Lift bridge Waddinxveen | | Bridge | |
2011 | WEAU-TV, WAXX-FM Tower | Fairchild, Wisconsin, US | Guyed mast | |
2011 | De Grolsch Veste stadium roof collapse | Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | Stadium roof | 2 dead, 14 injured |
2011 | Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 3 injured |
2011 | | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Stage | 7 dead, 58 injured |
2011 | Pukkelpop stage collapse | Hasselt, Flemish Community, Belgium | Stage | |
2011 | QAL scaffold collapse | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | Scaffold | |
2011 | PGC office building collapse[13] | Christchurch, South Island New Zealand | Commercial building | 18 dead |
2011 | Canterbury Television Building collapse | Christchurch, South Island New Zealand | Commercial building | 115 dead (collapsed during earthquake) |
2011 | | Kutai Kartanegara Regency, Indonesia | Bridge | 20 dead, 39 injured |
2011 | O'key hypermarket collapse | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Shopping mall | 1 dead, 17 injured |
2012 | | | Office buildings | 17 dead |
2012 | | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 1 dead, 3 injured |
2012 | | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | Shopping mall | 2 dead, 22 injured |
2012 | Miami Dade College parking garage | Miami, Florida, US | Parking garage | 4 dead, 7 injured[14] |
2012 | Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2 | Felsberg-Berus, Saarland, Germany | Guyed radio mast | |
2012 | | | Ceiling tile | 9 dead, 2 injured |
2013 | | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Residential building | 36 dead, 17/18 injured |
2013 | | Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Building under construction[15] [16] | 74 dead, 60–62 injured |
2013 | | Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Commercial building[17] | 1,134 dead, 2,500+ injured |
2013 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Building | 6 dead, 13 injured[18] |
2013 | | Penang Island, Malaysia | Bridge | 1 dead, 3 injured |
2013 | Row houses collapse 400 block of Daly Street | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Row houses | 8 injured[19] |
2013 | | Skagit County, Washington, U.S. | Bridge | 3 injured[20] |
2013 | Building under construction | | Building | data-sort-value="6" | At least 6 dead, at least 20 injured[21] |
2013 | | Mumbai, India | Building | data-sort-value="61" | At least 61 dead, at least 32 injured[22] |
2013 | | Medellín, Colombia | Residential building | 12 dead[23] |
2013 | | Riga, Latvia | Commercial building | 54 dead[24] |
2013 | | London, UK | Theatre | 76 injured[25] |
2014 | | Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | Gymnasium | 10 dead, 124 injured[26] |
2014 | Death of Keane Wallis-Bennett | Edinburgh, Scotland | Freestanding wall | 1 |
2014 | Croce del Papa collapse | Cevo, Italy | Guyed mast (inclined) | 1 dead |
2014 | P'yŏngch'ŏn apartment block collapse | Pyongyang, North Korea | Building | 100+ dead (unconfirmed)[27] |
2014 | Vilémov Bridge collapse | Vilémov, Czechia | Bridge | 4 dead (cs) |
2014 | | Lagos, Nigeria | Building | data-sort-value="44" | 115 dead[28] |
2015 | | | Building | 23 dead[29] |
2015 | I-10 bridge collapse | Desert Center, California, US | Bridge | 1 injured[30] |
2015 | | Mecca, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia | Crane | 118 dead, 394 injured |
2015 | Dharahara (earthquake, 25 May) | | 19th-century tower | 200 dead |
2015 | Mariana dam disaster | Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil | Tailings dam | 19 dead, ~16 injured |
2016 | Weiguan Jinlong (earthquake, 6 Feb) | | Residential building | 114 dead |
2016 | Perkolo Bridge (sv) | Nord-Fron near Sjoe, Sel, Norway | Bridge, with trusses and glued laminated timber | 0 dead, 1 injured[31] |
2016 | | Lagos, Nigeria | Building under construction | |
2016 | | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Flyover bridge | [32] |
2016 | | | Roof collapse | 3 injured[33] |
2016 | | | Cooling tower under construction | 74 dead, 2 injured[34] |
2016 | Uyo Church collapse | Uyo, Nigeria | Church | 60 dead[35] |
2017 | | Lebedyan, Russia | Tank | resulted in a flooding of Lebedyan with 28 million liters juice |
2017 | | Tehran, Iran | Shopping mall | 21 dead, 70 injured, 1 missing |
2017 | Troja Pedestrian Bridge collapse | Prague, Czechia | Bridge | 4 injured |
2017 | Eindhoven Airport parking garage collapse[36] | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Building under construction | |
2017 | I-85 Overpass collapse | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Overpass | No fatalities or injuries reported |
2017 | Highway overpass collapse during maintenance works[37] | Camerano, Italy | Highway overpass | 2 dead, 3 injured[38] |
2018 | Merriweather Post Pavilion collapse | Columbia, Maryland, US | Pavilion | [39] |
2018 | Indonesia Stock Exchange floor collapse | Jakarta, Indonesia | Suspended walkway | 72 injured[40] |
2018 | Chirajara bridge collapse | Chirajara, Colombia | Partially constructed motorway bridge | data-sort-value="9" | 9 dead, 5 injured[41] |
2018 | Cirebon dance hall collapse | Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia | Building | 7 dead[42] |
2018 | Yun Tsui residential building collapse | Hualien City, Taiwan | Residential building | 14 dead[43] |
2018 | Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse | Miami, Florida, United States | Walkway | data-sort-value="6" | 6 dead, 9 injured[44] |
2018 | Edifício Wilton Paes de Almeida collapse | São Paulo, Brazil | Building | data-sort-value="7" | At least 7 dead[45] |
2018 | Kundal Shahi bridge collapse | Kundal Shahi, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | Walkway | data-sort-value="12" | At least 12 dead, 11 injured, unknown missing[46] |
2018 | Zhejiang bridge collapse | Zhejiang, China | Bridge | 8 dead, 3 injured[47] |
2018 | Ponte Morandi collapse | Genoa, Italy | Highway bridge | 43 dead, 16 injured |
2018 | San Giuseppe dei Falegnami collapse | Rome, Italy | Church | 0 dead or injured |
2018 | 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia | Apartment building | 39 dead, 17 injured |
2018 | 2018 Marseille building collapse | Marseille, France | Apartment building | 8 dead, 2 injured |
2019 | 2019 Lagos school collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Residential building | 20 dead, over 60 injured |
2019 | Zadra | Zator, Poland | Roller coaster | |
2019 | Notre-Dame de Paris fire | Paris, France | Cathedral roof and spire collapse | 3 injured |
2019 | Sihanoukville building collapse[48] | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | Partially constructed building collapse | 28 dead, 26 injured |
2019 | Montana State University gym roofs collapse | Bozeman, Montana, United States | 2 gymnasiums | 0 |
2019 | Building collapse in Mumbai | Mumbai, India | Residential building | 2 |
2019 | Dharwad building collapse | Dharwad, India | commercial complex | 19 dead, 82 injured |
2019 | AFAS Stadion roof collapse[49] | Alkmaar, Netherlands | Stadium roof | 0 |
2019 | Hard Rock Hotel collapse | New Orleans, United States | Partially constructed hotel collapse | 3 dead, 18 injured |
2019 | Mirepoix-sur-Tarn bridge collapse | Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, Occitanie, France | Bridge | 2 dead |
2019 | | Brumadinho, Brazil | Tailings dam | 270 dead | |
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2020 | Kep building collapse | Kep, Cambodia | Tourist guesthouse under construction | 36 dead, 26 injured[50] |
2020 | Palmerah West Jakarta four-story building collapse | Jakarta, Indonesia | Building | 11 injured[51] |
2020 | Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel | Quanzhou, Fujian, China | Hotel | 29 dead, 42 injured |
2020 | Caprigliola bridge collapse | Caprigliola, Tuscany, Italy | Bridge | 2 injured |
2020 | Lecheng Bridge | Sanxi, Jingde County, Anhui, China | 1543-c. 1700 bridge as a tourist attraction | 0 dead or injured |
2020 | Zhenhai Bridge | Huangshan City, Anhui, China | 1536-1699 bridge as a tourist attraction | 0 dead or injured |
2020 | Collapse of Juxian Restaurant[52] | Linfen City, Shanxi, China | Building | 29 dead, 28 injured |
2020 | Nest on Wonderland | London, Ontario, Canada | Apartment building under construction | 2 dead, at least 4 injured[53] |
2020 | Arecibo Telescope[54] | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Telescope | 0 dead or injured |
2021 | Brindisi warehouse collapse | San Michele Salentino, Apulia, Italy | Warehouse | 1 dead, 4 injured[55] |
2021 | Cairo apartment collapse | Gesr El-Suez, Cairo, Egypt | Apartment building | 25 dead, 25 injured[56] |
2021 | 2021 Bangkok residence collapse | Kritsadanakhon 31 Village, Bangkok, Thailand | Residence building | data-sort-value="4" | At least 4 dead, 5 injured[57] |
2021 | Mexico City Metro overpass collapse | Tláhuac, Mexico City, Mexico | Overpass | 26 dead, 79 injured |
2021 | Gwangju building collapse | Gwangju, South Korea | Collapsed onto a bus during demolition | 9 dead, 8 injured[58] |
2021 | Antwerp building collapse | Jos Smolderenstraat, Antwerp, Belgium | Primary school under construction | 5 dead, 20 injured[59] |
2021 | Destruction of the al-Jalaa Building | Gaza City | Building | 0 casualties, building destroyed |
2021 | Rucheng residential building collapse | Rucheng County, Hunan, China | Residential building | data-sort-value="5" | 5 dead, 7 injured[60] |
2021 | Champlain Towers South | Surfside, Florida, United States | Condominium tower | data-sort-value="98" | 98 dead, 11 injured[61] |
2021 | Sangam Bridge | Arunachal Pradesh, India | Bridge | 3 missing |
2021 | Collapse of Siji Kaiyuan Hotel | Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China | Hotel annex | 17 dead, 5 injured[62] |
2021 | Kelowna crane collapse | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | Construction crane | 5 dead[63] |
2021 | Font Nova residential development apartment collapse | Peñíscola, Valencian Community, Spain | Residential building | 2 dead[64] |
2021 | AdventHealth Orlando parking garage crane collapse | Orlando, Florida, United States | Parking garage | 1 injured[65] |
2021 | Lagos high-rise | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria | Apartments (under construction) | 42 dead[66] |
2022 | Nemiga pedestrian bridge | Minsk, Belarus | Bridge | 0 dead or injured[67] |
2022 | Gwangju construction site collapse | Gwangju, South Korea | Wall (under construction) | 3 injured, 0-3 missing[68] |
2022 | Fern Hollow Bridge collapse | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Bridge | 10 injured |
2022 | Alfamart Gambut collapse | Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | Building | 5 dead, 9 injured |
2022 | Changsha building collapse | Changsha, Hunan, China | Building | 54 dead, 10 injured[69] |
2022 | Abadan Metropol building collapse | Abadan, Iran | Building | 41 dead[70] |
2022 | Tretten Bridge collapse | Øyer, Norway | Bridge, with trusses and glued laminated timber | 0 dead[71] [72] [73] |
2022 | 2022 Morbi bridge collapse | Morbi, Gujarat, India | Bridge | 141 dead[74] |
2022 | AquaDom collapse | Berlin, Germany | Aquarium | 2 people injured, nearly 1,500 fish killed |
2022 | Jakarta Islamic Centre dome collapse | Jakarta, Indonesia | Mosque | No fatalities reported |
2023 | Charlotte scaffolding collapse | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Construction site | 3 dead, 2 injured |
2023 | 2023 Marseille building collapse | Marseille, France | Building | 8 dead, 5 injured, 200 displaced |
2023 | Collapse of crane on pier of Rutenberg Power Station | Ashkelon, Israel | Crane | 2 dead, 1 injured |
2023 | 2023 New York City parking garage collapse | New York City, United States | Parking garage | 1 dead, 5 injured |
2023 | Davenport apartment collapse | Davenport, Iowa, United States | Apartment building | 3 dead, 1 injured[75] |
2023 | Surry Hills Building collapse | Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia | Abandoned heritage building (nearby entrance to Central station damaged) | No fatalities[76] |
2023 | Bronx building collapse | Bronx, New York, United States | Apartment | No fatalities reported |
2024 | First Church of Christ spire collapse | New London, Connecticut, United States | Church | No fatalities reported |
2024 | Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Bridge | 6 dead, 2 injured |
2024 | Apartment building collapse in George | George, Western Cape, South Africa | Apartment building under construction | 34 dead[77] |
2024 | Medusa Beach Club collapse | Palma, Spain | Bar with restaurant | 4 dead https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cldd222zn4po |
2024 | San Pedro Garza García stage collapse | San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico | Stage | 9 dead, 204 injured |
2024 | Jos school collapse | Jos, Nigeria | Two story school | 22 dead[78] |
2024 | Graffiti Pier collapse | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Abandoned coal pier | No fatalities nor injuries[79] |
2024 | Kröv Hotel Collapse | Kröv, Germany | Low-rise building | 2[80] | |