List of structural failures and collapses
This is a list of structural failures and collapses, including some aircraft, bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers.
Buildings and other fixed man-made structures
Antiquity to Middle Ages
17th–19th centuries
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1625 | Tower of St. Olaf's church, Tallinn | Tallinn, Sweden (now in Estonia) | Church | |
| 1647 | Tower of St.-Marien-Kirche | Stralsund, Duchy of Pomerania (now in Germany) | Church | |
| 1661 | Tower of Reinoldikirche | Dortmund, Hanseatic League (now in Germany) | Church | |
| 1666 | St. Peter's Church, Riga | Riga, Sweden (now in Latvia) | Church | 8 buried in rubble |
| 17th century | Abbaye-aux-Hommes | Caen, France | Church | |
| 1674 | Nave of the Dom Church | Utrecht, The Netherlands | Church | |
| 1697 | Tower of St. Michael's Church, Klausenburg | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (now in Romania) | Church | |
| c. 1715 | Marsalforn Tower | Xagħra, Gozo, Malta | Tower | |
| 1721 | St. Peter's Church, Riga | Riga, Sweden/Russia, now in Latvia | Church | |
| 1754 | Church tower | Willstätt, Baden, (now part of Baden, Germany) | Church | |
| 1763 | Tower of St. Michael's Church | Klausenburg, Habsburg Monarchy (now in Romania) | Church | |
| 1777 | Collegiate church of St. Mary Magdalene | Posen, Prussia | Church | |
| 1831 | Broughton Suspension Bridge | Broughton, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom | Bridge | 0 killed, 20 injured |
| 1845 | Yarmouth Bridge | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK | Bridge | 79 killed |
| 1847 | Dee bridge disaster | Chester, England, UK | Bridge | 5 killed, 9 injured |
| 1850 | Angers Bridge | Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France | Bridge | 226 killed |
| 1860 | Pemberton Mill | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | ~145 killed, ~166 injured | |
| 1860 | Wootton bridge collapse | Wootton, Isle of Wight, England, UK | Bridge | 2 killed |
| 1860 | Bull bridge accident | Ambergate, Derbyshire, England UK | Bridge | |
| 1861 | Chichester Cathedral Spire Collapse | Chichester, West Sussex, UK | Church | |
| 1864 | Dale Dike Reservoir | South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | Dam | +240 killed[1] |
| 1868 | Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar Spire Collapse | Fritzlar, Hesse, Prussia, North German Confederation | Church | 21 killed, 31 injured |
| 1875 | Portage Bridge | Town of Portage, New York, US | Bridge | |
| 1876 | Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster | Ashtabula, Ohio, US | 92 killed, 64 injured | |
| 1879 | Tay Bridge disaster | Dundee, Scotland, UK | Bridge | ~75 killed, With 60 Known |
| 1887 | Bussey bridge disaster | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Bridge | 38 killed, 40 injured |
| 1889 | South Fork Dam | Johnstown, Pennsylvania, US | Dam | 2,209 killed |
| 1890 | Walnut Grove Dam | Wickenburg, Arizona Territory, US | Dam | 100–150 killed |
| 1891 | Munchenstein rail disaster | Munchenstein, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland | Bridge | 73 killed, 171 injured |
| 1896 | Point Ellice Bridge | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Bridge | 55 killed |
1900s–1950s
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company masts | Poldhu, Cornwall, England, UK | Guyed masts | |
| 1901 | Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Company masts | South Wellfleet, Massachusetts, US | Guyed masts | |
| 1902 | St. Mark's Campanile | Venice, Italy | ||
| 1902 | Ibrox disaster | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | Stadium | 25 killed, 500+ injured |
| 1904 | Eden Railroad Bridge Collapse | Eden, Colorado, US | Bridge | 111 killed |
| 1905 | Egyptian Bridge | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Bridge | |
| 1905 | Grover Shoe Factory | Brockton, Massachusetts, US | Factory | 58 killed, 150 injured |
| 1906 | National Electric Signaling Company mast | Machrihanish, Scotland | Guyed mast | |
| 1907 | Quebec Bridge | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | Bridge | 75 killed, 11 injured |
| 1908 | Görlitz City Hall | Görlitz, Germany | hall | |
| 1912 | Mast of Großfunkstelle Nauen | Nauen, Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1915 | Division Street Bridge | Spokane, Washington, US | Bridge | 5 killed, 12 injured |
| 1916 | Desse Dam | Dessendorf, Austria-Hungary | Dam | |
| 1916 | Quebec Bridge | Quebec City, Canada | Bridge | 13 killed |
| 1919 | Molasses Tank | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Tank | 21 killed, 150 injured |
| 1922 | Knickerbocker Theatre | Washington, D.C., US | Cinema building | 98 killed, 133 injured |
| 1925 | Three masts of Norddeich Transmitting Station | Norddeich, Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1925 | Llyn Eigiau dam, Coedty reservoir dam | Dolgarrog, North Wales, UK | Dam | |
| 1927 | Western mast of Deutschlandsender Zeesen | Zeesen, Germany | Guyed mast | |
| 1928 | St. Francis Dam | Santa Clarita, California, US | Dam | ~600 killed[2] |
| 1930 | Towers of Sender Stadelheim | Munich, Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1933 | Original 760AM WJR tower | Riverview, Michigan, U.S. | Radio tower | |
| 1934 | Seta river railroad bridge | Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan | Bridge | |
| 1935 | Wooden tower of Rundfunksender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1937 | Kasai River Bridge Collapse | Kasai, Belgian Congo (now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) | Bridge | |
| 1938 | Kugaiza Cinema | Tokamachi, Niigata, Japan | Cinema building | 69 killed (Roof collapse due to the weight of snow)[3] |
| 1938 | Upper Steel Arch Bridge | Niagara Falls, New York, US | Bridge | |
| 1938 | Liechtenstein-Haberfeld transmitter | Haberfeld, Liechtenstein | Radio tower | |
| 1939 | Sandö Bridge | Kramfors, Ångermanland, Sweden | Bridge | 18 killed |
| 1939 | Collapse of Utbremen Radio Tower | Bremen, Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1940 | First Tacoma Narrows Bridge | Tacoma, Washington, US | Bridge | |
| 1940 | Theodor Heuss Bridge | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Bridge | |
| 1940 | Collapse of Tower West of Fécamp Radio Normandie Transmitter | Fécamp, France | Radio tower | |
| 1942 | Chesapeake City Bridge | Chesapeake City, Maryland, US | Bridge | |
| 1945 | Hindenburgbrücke | Cologne, Germany | Bridge | Unknown |
| 1945 | Ludendorffbrücke | Remagen, Germany | Bridge | ~18–33 killed, ~63–93 injured |
| 1949 | 2 masts of Sender Langenberg | Langenberg (Rheinland), Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1949 | Schwerin Möwenburgstraße transmitter | Schwerin, Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1949 | Inotani wire bridge | Toyama, Toyama, Japan | Bridge | 29 killed |
| 1949 | Collapse of Hamburg-Billstadt Radio Mast | Hamburg, West Germany | Radio tower | |
| 1951 | Duplessis bridge collapse | Quebec, Canada | Bridge | 4 killed |
| 1953 | Tangiwai Bridge, Tangiwai disaster | Tangiwai, New Zealand | Bridge | 151 killed |
| 1953 | Augusta Radio Mast | Augusta, Michigan, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1957 | Rail bridge near St Johns station | Lewisham, London, UK | Bridge | 90 killed, 173 injured |
| 1958 | Second Narrows Bridge | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Bridge | 19 killed |
| 1958 | LORAN-C transmitter Carolina Beach | Carolina Beach, North Carolina, US | Radio tower | |
| 1958 | Collapse of Sender Ochsenkopf | Ochsenkopf, Germany | Guyed mast | |
| 1959 | Vega de Tera | Ribadelago, Spain | Dam | 144 killed |
| 1959 | Malpasset | Côte d'Azur, France | Dam | 423 killed |
1960s–1970s
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | KOBR-TV Tower | Caprock, New Mexico, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1962 | LORAN-C transmitter Ejde | Ejde, Faroe Islands, Denmark | Radio tower | |
| 1962 | King Street Bridge (Melbourne) | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Bridge | |
| 1962 | KGW Tower | Portland, Oregon, US | Radio tower | |
| 1963 | Beaver Dam Bridge | Murdochville, Quebec, Canada | Bridge | 6 killed |
| 1963 | Vajont Dam | Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy | Dam | ~1,900–2,500 killed |
| 1963 | Baldwin Hills Reservoir | Los Angeles, California, US | Dam | 5 killed |
| 1964 | Tower of Pfarrkirche St. Johann Baptist | Ichenhausen, Germany | Church (building) | |
| 1964 | General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Bridge | |
| 1965 | SES8 Tower | Mount Burr, South Australia | Radio tower | |
| 1965 | Iwo Jima LORAN-C Mast Collapse | Iwo Jima, Ogasawara Subprefecture Japan | Radio tower | 6 killed |
| 1966 | Heron Road Bridge | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Bridge | 9 killed, 60+ injured |
| 1966 | Heiligenstedten Bascule Bridge | Heiligenstedten, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany | Bridge | |
| 1966 | WLBT TV Tower | Raymond, Mississippi, US | TV mast / tower | |
| 1967 | Queen Juliana Bridge | Willemstad, Curaçao | Bridge | 15 killed |
| 1967 | Waltham transmitting station | Waltham, UK | Guyed mast | |
| 1967 | Silver Bridge | Point Pleasant, West Virginia, US | Bridge | 46 killed |
| 1968 | Ronan Point collapse | London, UK | High rise | 4 killed, 17 injured |
| 1968 | KELO TV Tower | Rowena, South Dakota, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1968 | WAEO Tower | Starks, Wisconsin, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1969 | FM-/TV-Mast of Marnach transmitter | Marnach, Luxembourg | Guyed mast | |
| 1969 | Emley Moor TV Mast Collapse | Emley, West Yorkshire, UK | Guyed mast | |
| 1970 | Orlunda transmitter, central radio mast collapse | Orlunda, Sweden | Guyed mast | |
| 1970 | West Gate Bridge | Melbourne, Australia | Bridge | 35 killed, 18 injured |
| 1970 | Britannia Bridge | Menai Strait, Wales, UK | Bridge | |
| 1970 | Cleddau Bridge | Pembroke Dock and Neyland, Wales, UK | Bridge | 4 killed, 5 injured |
| 1971 | 2000 Commonwealth Avenue collapse | Boston, Massachusetts, US | Condominium building under construction | 4 killed, 30 injured |
| 1971 | KOIN-TV Transmitter Towers | Portland, Oregon, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1971 | Südbrücke (South Bridge) | Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany | Bridge under construction | 13 killed |
| 1971 | 1971 Certej dam failure | Certeju de Sus, Hunedoara County, Romania | Dam | 89 killed, 76 injured |
| 1972 | Buffalo Creek Flood | West Virginia, US | Dam | 125 killed, 1,121 injured |
| 1972 | Mittelturm | Königs Wusterhausen, Germany | Lattice tower | |
| 1973 | Bithlo TV Mast Collapse | Bithlo, Florida, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1973 | Broadway Central Hotel, Mercer Arts Center | New York, NY, US | Hotel and theaters | 4 killed, At Least 12 injured |
| 1974 | Makahali River bridge | Baitadi, Nepal | Bridge | 140 killed |
| 1975 | KELO TV Tower | Rowena, South Dakota, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1975 | Banqiao and Shimantan Dams | Zhumadian, Henan, China | Dam | ~85,600 to 240,000 killed |
| 1976 | Teton Dam | Idaho, US | Mud dam | 11 killed |
| 1976 | Sendeanlage Burg SL-3 | Burg bei Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, West Germany | Guyed mast | |
| 1976 | Reichsbrücke | Vienna, Austria | Bridge | 1 killed |
| 1976 | Pic de Nore transmitter | Pic de Nore, France | Guyed mast | |
| 1977 | KSLA-TV Tower | Mooringsport, Louisiana, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1977 | Kelly Barnes Dam | Georgia, US | Dam | 39 killed |
| 1978 | Nebraska Education Tower Angora | Angora, Nebraska, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1978 | WJJY TV Mast | Bluffs, Illinois, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1978 | WAND-TV Tower | Decatur, Illinois, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1978 | CKVR Television Tower | Barrie, Ontario, Canada | Guyed mast | |
| 1978 | Hartford Civic Center | Hartford, Connecticut, US | Arena | |
| 1978 | Sender Zehlendorf | Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg, Germany | Guyed mast | |
| 1978 | Willow Island Cooling Tower | Willow Island, West Virginia, US | Cooling tower under construction | 51 killed |
| 1979 | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Stadium | |
| 1979 | Sender Krasch | Bernklau, Czechoslovakia (now part of Czech Republic) | Guyed mast | |
| 1979 | Cooling Tower of Bouchain Power Station | Bouchain, France | Cooling tower | |
| 1979 | Blåbärskullen transmitter | Sunne, Sweden | Pinnacle of Guyed mast |
1980s–1990s
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Almö Bridge | Stenungsund, Sweden | Bridge | 8 killed |
| 1980 | Corralejas stadium collapse | Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia | Stadium | +200 killed |
| 1980 | Hayakawa wire bridge | Saito, Kyūshū, Japan | Bridge (Suspension) | 7 killed |
| 1980 | LORAN-C transmitter Jan Mayen | Jan Mayen, Norway | Guyed mast | |
| 1980 | Sunshine Skyway Bridge | Tampa Bay, Florida, US | Bridge | 35 killed |
| 1981 | Hyatt Regency walkway collapse | Kansas City, Missouri, US | Walkway | 114 killed, 216 injured |
| 1981 | Chimney of Matla Power Station | Mpumalanga, South Africa | Chimney | 4 killed |
| 1982 | Aviamotornaya Escalator Collapse | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | Escalator | At Least 8 killed, At Least 30 injured |
| 1982 | Lawn Lake Dam | Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, US | Dam | 3 killed |
| 1982 | Tous Dam | Valencia, Spain | Dam | +30 killed Or injured |
| 1982 | Senior Road Tower Collapse | Missouri City, Texas, US | Guyed mast | 5 killed |
| 1982 | Sophia Gardens Pavilion | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Concert hall | |
| 1982 | WCIQ Tower | Mount Cheaha, Alabama, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1983 | Mianus River Bridge | Greenwich, Connecticut, US | Bridge | 3 killed, 3 injured |
| 1983 | CKX-TV Craig Television Tower | Souris, Manitoba, Canada | Guyed mast | |
| 1983 | Wavre TV Mast | Wavre, Belgium | Guyed mast | |
| 1983 | KWWL-TV Mast | Rowley, Iowa, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1985 | Istra Dome | Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | Dome | |
| 1985 | Val di Stava Dam collapse | Italy | Dam | 268 killed |
| 1985 | Sender Bielstein | Bielstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany | Guyed mast | |
| 1986 | Hotel New World Disaster | Little India near Serangoon Road, Singapore | Hotel | 33 killed, 17 injured |
| 1987 | L'Ambiance Plaza collapse | Bridgeport, Connecticut, US | Residential tower | 28 killed |
| 1987 | Turów Power Plant | Bogatynia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland | Cooling tower | |
| 1987 | Schoharie Creek Bridge collapse | Fort Hunter, New York, US | Bridge | 10 killed |
| 1988 | Dzhrashen School (earthquake) | Spitak, Armenia | Elementary school | 400 killed[4] |
| 1988 | Multrå transmitter | Sollefteå, Sweden | Pinnacle of Guyed mast | |
| 1988 | Mainbrücke Stockstadt (Aschaffenburg Main River Freeway Bridge) | Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, West Germany | Bridge under construction | 1 killed |
| 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 Telescope | Green Bank, West Virginia, USA | Parabolic dish (diameter: 90.44 metres) | |
| 1989 | Tennessee Hatchie River Bridge | Tennessee, US | Bridge | 8 killed |
| 1989 | Civic Tower | Italy | Tower | 4 killed, 15 injured |
| 1989 | WRAL-TV & WPTF-TV towers | Auburn, North Carolina, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1989 | Cypress Street Viaduct | Oakland, California, US | Bridge | 42 killed |
| 1991 | Astram Line steel bridge | Hiroshima, Japan | Bridge | 15 killed |
| 1991 | Warsaw Radio Mast collapse | Gąbin, Poland | Guyed mast (646 m) | |
| 1992 | Armand Césari Stadium disaster | Bastia, Haute-Corse, France | Stadium | 18 killed, +2,300 injured |
| 1992 | WCIX TV Tower | Homestead (Miami), Florida, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1993 | LORAN-C transmitter Kargaburan | Kargaburan, Turkey | Guyed mast | |
| 1993 | Tower of St. Maria Magdalena Church | Goch, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Church | |
| 1993 | Cape Race LORAN-C Mast Collapse | Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | Mast | |
| 1993 | Highland Towers collapse (Block 1) | Selangor, Malaysia | Residential tower | At Least 48 killed, Unknown injured |
| 1994 | Marja store collapse | Tallinn, Estonia | Commercial building | 5 killed |
| 1994 | Seongsu Bridge | Seoul, South Korea | Bridge | 32 killed, 17 injured |
| 1995 | Cave Creek disaster | Paparoa National Park, New Zealand | Viewing platform | 14 killed, 4 injured |
| 1995 | Sampoong Department Store collapse | Seoul, South Korea | Commercial building | 502 killed, 1,445 injured |
| 1996 | WCOV-TV Tower | Montgomery, Alabama, US | TV mast / tower | |
| 1996 | Baikong Railway bridge | Ruyuan County, Guangdong, China | Bridge | 29 killed |
| 1996 | Koror-Babeldaob Bridge | Koror and Babeldaob, Palau | Bridge | 2 killed |
| 1996 | Walnut Street Bridge collapse | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US | Bridge | |
| 1997 | Opuha Dam | New Zealand | Dam | |
| 1997 | 2 masts of Grigoriopol transmitter | Grigoriopol, Transnistria, Moldova | Guyed mast | |
| 1997 | Maccabiah bridge collapse | Tel Aviv, Israel | Bridge | 4 killed, 62 injured |
| 1997 | KNOE-TV Tower | Louisiana, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1997 | KXJB-TV mast collapse | Traill County, North Dakota, US | Guyed mast | |
| 1997 | WLBT Tower collapse | Raymond, Mississippi, US | Tower | |
| 1997 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek, Germany | Sports hall | |
| 1998 | Palace II collapse | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Residential tower | 8 killed |
| 1998 | Knick-Ei | Halstenbek, Germany | Sports hall | |
| 1999 | Gdynia Shipyard crane crash | Gdynia, Poland | Crane | |
| 1999 | Via Giotto in Foggia building collapse | Foggia, Italy | Building | 67 killed, 3 injured |
| 1999 | Aggie Bonfire Collapse | College Station, Texas, US | Bonfire | 12 killed, 27 injured |
2000–2009
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2000 Baia Mare cyanide spill | Baia Mare, Romania | Embankment dam | ||
| 2000 | Pier Number 34 (Club Heat) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Pier | 3 killed, dozens injured | |
| 2000 | Boulevard du Souvenir overpass collapse over Highway 15 | Montréal, Canada | Overpass | 1 killed, 2 injured | |
| 2000 | WRMD-Tower | St. Petersburg, Florida, US | Mast | ||
| 2000 | KXEO/KWWR-Tower | Mexico, Missouri, US | Mast | ||
| 2000 | Hoan Bridge | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US | Bridge | ||
| 2001 | Schouwburg Het Park | Hoorn, Netherlands | Theater | ||
| 2001 | Hintze Ribeiro Bridge | Entre-os-Rios, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal | Bridge | 59 killed | |
| 2001 | Versailles wedding hall collapse | Jerusalem | Wedding hall | 23 killed, 380 injured | |
| 2001 | Queen Isabella Causeway | Port Isabel and South Padre Island, Texas, US | Bridge | 8 killed | |
| 2001 | Angara transmitter, Northern Mast | Angara, Russia | Guyed mast | ||
| 2001 | World Trade Center (1973-2001) | New York City, New York, United States of America | Skyscraper | 2,998 killed | |
| 2001 | Kadalundi River rail bridge | India | Bridge | 57 killed | |
| 2002 | Římov flood | Soběnov, Czechia | |||
| 2002 | Ellenstedt Wind Turbine Collapse | Ellenstedt, Germany | Wind turbine | ||
| 2002 | Buran Hangar Collapse | Baikonur, Kazakhstan/Russia | Hangar | 8 killed | |
| 2002 | I-40 bridge disaster | Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, US | Bridge | 14 killed, 11 injured | |
| 2002 | Rafiganj rail bridge | India | Bridge | ||
| 2003 | WVAH Tower | West Virginia, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2003 | WPAY (AM)-Tower | Portsmouth, Ohio, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2003 | WTNV-FM Tower | Jackson, Tennessee, US | Free-standing tower | ||
| 2003 | WMBD Tower | Peoria, Illinois, US | Free-standing tower | ||
| 2003 | WIFR TV Tower | Rockford, Illinois, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2003 | KETV TV Tower | Omaha, Nebraska, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2003 | WAAY TV Tower | Huntsville, Alabama, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2003 | Utrecht radio mast collapse | Utrecht, Netherlands | Guyed mast | ||
| 2003 | Silver Lake Dam failure | Marquette County, Michigan, US | Embankment dam | ||
| 2003 | Kinzua Bridge | Kinzua Bridge State Park, Pennsylvania, US | Bridge | ||
| 2003 | Sgt. Aubrey Cosens VC Memorial Bridge | Latchford, Ontario, Canada | Bridge | ||
| 2003 | 2003 Chicago balcony collapse | Chicago, Illinois, US | Balcony | 13 killed, 57 injured | |
| 2003 | Schneebergerhof Vestas V80 Wind Turbine collapse | Gerbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Wind turbine | ||
| 2004 | Big Bay Dam | Mississippi, US | Dam | [5] | |
| 2004 | Camará Dam | Brazil | Dam | At least 3 killed | |
| 2004 | Collapse of the Terminal 2E roof, Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise, France | Airport Terminal | 4 killed, 3 injured | |
| 2004 | Loncomilla Bridge | San Javier, Chile | Bridge | ||
| 2004 | Transvaal Park | Moscow, Russia | Water Park | 28 killed, 193 injured | |
| 2004 | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge crane collapse | Connecticut, US | Bridge-deconstruction Crane | 1 killed | |
| 2004 | Big Nickel Road Bridge | Sudbury, Ontario, Canada | bridge | ||
| 2004 | Mungo Bridge | Cameroon | Bridge | ||
| 2004 | Peterborough radio mast | Peterborough, Great Britain | Guyed mast | ||
| 2004 | KFI Mast | Los Angeles, California, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2005 | Shakidor Dam | Pakistan | Dam | ~70 killed | |
| 2005 | Margalla Towers | Islamabad, Pakistan | Residential building | 78 killed, 100+ injured | |
| 2005 | Taum Sauk Reservoir | Lesterville, Missouri, US | Dam | 0 killed, 5 injured | |
| 2005 | Almuñécar Motorway bridge | Almuñécar, Province of Granada, Spain | Bridge | ||
| 2005 | Caracas-La Guaira highway, Viaduct #1 | Tacagua, Venezuela | Bridge | ||
| 2005 | Gerrards Cross Tunnel | Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, Great Britain | Tunnel | ||
| 2005 | Veligonda Railway Bridge | India | Bridge | ||
| 2005 | WLGA Transmitter Tower (formerly WSWS-TV Transmitter Tower) | Cusseta, Georgia, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2005 | Nebraska Education Tower Atlanta | Atlanta, Nebraska, US | Building | ||
| 2005 | Sadaf Manzil | Nagpada, Mumbai, India | Residential building | 11 killed, 24 injured | |
| 2006 | Bad Reichenhall Ice Rink roof collapse | Bad Reichenhall, Germany | Stadium roof | 15 killed, 32 injured | |
| 2006 | Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse | Katowice, Poland | Market roof | 65 killed, 170 injured | |
| 2006 | Basmanny market roof collapse | Moscow, Russia | Market Roof | 66 killed, unknown injured | |
| 2006 | 2006 Lagos building collapses | Lagos, Nigeria | Three buildings – one Residential, commercial and under construction, respectively | At least 28 killed, at least 86 injured | |
| 2006 | Interstate 88 bridge collapse | Unadilla, New York, US | Bridge | 2 killed[6] | |
| 2006 | Big Dig ceiling collapse | South Boston, Massachusetts, US | Ceiling tile | 1 killed, 1 injured | |
| 2006 | De la Concorde Overpass collapse | Montréal, Canada | Overpass | 5 killed, 6 injured | |
| 2006 | Run Pathani Bridge Collapse | Pakistan | Bridge | ||
| 2006 | Torre VIP de Rádio & TV | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | Guyed mast | ||
| 2006 | Yekaterinburg bridge collapse | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia | Bridge | ||
| 2006 | Nimule bridge collapse | Nimule, Kenya | Bridge | ||
| 2006 | Bhagalpur Pedestrian Bridge Collapse | Bhagalpur, Bihar, India | Bridge | ||
| 2006 | Eziama Bridge Collapse | Eziama, Imo State, Nigeria | Bridge | ||
| 2006 | KSPS-TV tower | Spokane, Washington, US | TV mast/tower | ||
| 2007 | Crab House – Floor collapsed into the water | Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, US | Building | 0 killed, 9 injured | |
| 2007 | Sherman County Wind Turbine collapse | Sherman County, Oregon, US | Wind turbine | ||
| 2007 | WACS-TV tower | Americus, Georgia, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2007 | WSKY-DT Tower | Camden County, North Carolina, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2007 | Browns Summit Crown Castle Broadcasting Tower | Browns Summit, Texas, US | |||
| 2007 | Punjagutta Flyover Bridge Collapse | Punjagutta, Telangana, India | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | Tuo River bridge | Fenguan, Sichuan, China | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | Harp Road bridge | Oakville, Washington, US | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | MacArthur Maze | Oakland, California, US | Roadway | ||
| 2007 | Shershah Bridge – Section of the Northern Bypass, Karachi | Karachi, Pakistan | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | Neurath Power Station Scaffold collapse | Grevenbroich-Neurath, Germany | power station under construction | 3 killed, 6 injured | |
| 2007 | Guinea Bridge Collapse | Guinea | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | Chhinchu suspension bridge | Nepalgunj, Birendranagar, Nepal | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | WNEP-TV Tower | Penobscot Knob, Mountaintop, Pennsylvania, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2007 | I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Bridge | 13 killed, 145 injured | |
| 2007 | Collapse of bridge over the Jiantuo River during construction | Hunan, China | Bridge | 50+ killed, ~90+ injured | |
| 2008 | Hornslet Wind Turbine Collapse | Hornslet, Denmark | Wind turbine | ||
| 2008 | 303 East 51st Street crane collapse | Manhattan, New York City, United States | Crane | 7 killed, 24 injured | |
| 2007 | Collapse of Cần Thơ Bridge | Cần Thơ, Vietnam | Bridge | +52–59 killed, +140–189 injured | |
| 2008 | Cedar Rapids Railway Bridge Collapse | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US | Bridge | ||
| 2007 | Stobart Mill Wind Turbine Collapse | Stobart Mill, UK | Wind turbine | ||
| 2008 | Belyayevka | Russia | School | 5 | |
| 2008 | KATV Tower | Redfield, Arkansas, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2008 | Searsburg Wind Turbine Collapse | Searsburg, New Hampshire, US | Wind turbine | ||
| 2008 | Christian rock concert stage collapse | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | Stage | 0 killed, +40 injured | |
| 2009 | Emmis Television Wichita Tower | Wichita, Kansas, US | Guyed mast | ||
| 2009 | Alona Wind Turbine Collapse | Alona, New York, US | Wind turbine | ||
| 2009 | Fenner wind turbine collapse | Fenner, New York, US | Wind turbine | ||
| 2009 | Historical Archive of the City of Cologne collapse | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | Building | 2 killed | |
| 2009 | Situ Gintung Dam | Tangerang, Indonesia | Dam | ||
| 2009 | Collapse of Lotus Riverside Block 7 | Shanghai, China | Residential building | 1 killed | |
| 2009 | Broadmeadow viaduct | Malahide, Ireland | Bridge | ||
| 2009 | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | Terengganu, Malaysia | Stadium | ||
| 2009 | Rawicz Radio Tower | Rawicz, Poland | Lattice tower | ||
| 2009 | 2009 Korba chimney collapse | Korba, Chhattisgarh, India | At Least 45 killed, +7 injured | ||
| 2009 | Big Valley Jamboree stage collapse | Camrose, Alberta, Canada | Stage | 1 killed, ~75 injured | |
| 2009 | Palma de Mallorca House Collapse | Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain | Building | ||
| 2009 | Jaya Supermarket | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia | Supermarket | 7 killed, unknown injured | |
| 2009 | Kota Chambal Bridge Collapse | Kota, India | Bridge |
2010–2019
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Collapse of 45J Ma Tau Wai Road | Hong Kong | Building | 4 killed |
| 2010 | Bab Berdieyinne mosque minaret collapse | Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco | Religious building | |
| 2010 | Myllysilta (Mill Bridge) | Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland | Bridge | |
| 2010 | Lalita Park building collapse | New Delhi, India | Building | |
| 2010 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome roof collapse | Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Stadium roof | |
| 2010 | Ikeja City Mall | Lagos, Nigeria | Mall | 5 injured |
| 2010 | Blacksburg High School Gymnasium | Blacksburg, Virginia, US | Gymnasium[7] | |
| 2010 | Stadium Southland | Invercargill, South Island, New Zealand | Stadium Roof | |
| 2011 | Lift bridge Waddinxveen | Waddinxveen, Netherlands | Bridge | |
| 2011 | WEAU-TV, WAXX-FM Tower | Fairchild, Wisconsin, US | Guyed mast | |
| 2011 | Kirtorf Wind Turbine collapse | Kirtorf, Hesse, Germany | Wind turbine | |
| 2011 | Enschede Stadium Roof Collapse | Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands | Stadium roof | |
| 2011 | Antenna mast of tower of Zendstation Smilde | Hoogersmilde, Drenthe, Netherlands | Partially guyed tower | |
| 2011 | Ottawa Bluesfest stage collapse | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 0 killed, 3 injured |
| 2011 | Indiana State Fair stage collapse | Indianapolis, Indiana, US | Stage | 7 killed, 58 injured |
| 2011 | Pukkelpop stage collapse | Hasselt, Flemish Community, Belgium | Stage | |
| 2011 | QAL scaffold collapse | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | Scaffold | |
| 2011 | Canterbury Television building collapse | Christchurch, South Island New Zealand | Commercial building | 115 killed (collapsed during earthquake) |
| 2011 | 17th Street Bridge walkway[8] | Atlanta, Georgia, US | Walkway structure | |
| 2012 | Vieira Fazenda Office Block Collapses | Praça Floriano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Office buildings | 17 killed |
| 2012 | Radiohead stage collapse | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Stage | 1 killed, 3 injured |
| 2012 | Algo Centre Mall | Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada | Shopping mall | 2 killed, 22 injured |
| 2012 | Longwave transmitter Europe 1, Mast 2 | Felsberg-Berus, Saarland, Germany | Guyed radio mast | |
| 2012 | Sasago Tunnel | Border Of Kōshū and Ōtsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan | Ceiling tile | 9 killed, 2 injured |
| 2013 | Partial collapse of modular building under construction | Ephrata, Pennsylvania, US | Government building under construction | 0 killed, 3 injured |
| 2013 | Dar es Salaam building collapse | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Residential building | 36 killed, 17/18 injured |
| 2013 | Thane building collapse | Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | Building under construction[9][10] | 74 killed, 60–62 injured |
| 2013 | Rana Plaza | Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Commercial building[11] | 1,100+ killed, 2,500+ injured |
| 2013 | 22nd and Market Building Collapse | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | Building | 6 killed, 13 injured[12] |
| 2013 | Penang Second Bridge | Penang Island, Malaysia | Bridge | 1 killed, 3 injured |
| 2013 | Row houses collapse 400 block of Daly Street | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Row houses | 0 killed, 8 injured[13] |
| 2013 | I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse | Skagit County, Washington, U.S. | Bridge | 0 killed, 3 injured[14] |
| 2013 | Building Under Construction | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Building | At least 6 killed, at least 20 injured[15] |
| 2013 | Residential building | Mumbai, India | Building | At least 61 killed, at least 32 injured[16] |
| 2013 | 22-storey residential building | Medellin, Colombia | Residential building | 12 killed[17] |
| 2013 | Maxima superstore | Riga, Latvia | Commercial building | 54 killed [18] |
| 2013 | Apollo Theatre | London, UK | Theatre | 0 killed, 76 injured[19] |
| 2014 | Gyeongju Mauna Resort Gymnasium | Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | Gymnasium | 10 killed, 124 injured[20] |
| 2014 | Death of Keane Wallis-Bennett | Edinburgh, Scotland | freestanding wall | 1 |
| 2014 | Croce del Papa Collapse | Cevo, Italy | Guyed mast (inclined) | 1 dead |
| 2014 | Vilémov Bridge Collapse | Vilémov, Czechia | Bridge | 4 dead (cs) |
| 2014 | 2014 Synagogue Church building collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Building | At least 44 dead, and 130 rescued from the wreckage[21] |
| 2015 | Rekowo Radio Mast | Rekowo, Poland | Guyed mast | |
| 2015 | Apartment building | New York, US | Building | 0 killed, 12 injured |
| 2015 | Ivanovo Power Plant, Cooling Tower 4 | Ivanovo, Russia | Cooling tower | |
| 2015 | Thumper Pond Resort | Ottertail, Minnesota, US | Indoor waterpark | [22] |
| 2015 | Military training center barracks | Omsk, Russia | Building | 23 killed[23] |
| 2015 | I-10 bridge collapse | Desert Center, California, US | Bridge | 1 injury[24] |
| 2015 | Mecca crane collapse | Mecca, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia | Crane | 118 killed, 394 injured |
| 2015 | Queen Juliana bridge crane collapse | Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland Netherlands | 2 cranes on pontoons | No injuries[25] |
| 2015 | Dharahara (earthquake, 25 May)) | Kathmandu, Nepal | 19th-century tower | 200 fatalities |
| 2015 | Vestas V112 Wind turbine | Lemnhult, Sweden | Wind turbine | |
| 2016 | Altenbeken-Buke E66 Wind turbine machine house fall | Altenbeken, Germany | Wind turbine | |
| 2016 | Weiguan Jinlong (earthquake, Feb 6)) | Tainan, Taiwan | Residential building | 114 fatalities[26] |
| 2016 | 2016 Lagos building collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Building under construction | |
| 2016 | Vivekananda Flyover Bridge | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | Flyover bridge | [27] |
| 2016 | Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre, City University of Hong Kong | Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong | Roof collapse | 3 injured[28] |
| 2016 | Fengcheng power station collapse | Fengcheng, Jiangxi, China | Cooling tower under construction | 74 deaths, 2 injuries[29] |
| 2016 | Uyo Church collapse | Uyo, Nigeria | Church | 60 deaths[30] |
| 2017 | Česká Třebová Sport Hall Collapse | Česká Třebová, Czechia | Hall | |
| 2017 | Juice Tank | Lebedyan, Russia | Tank | resulted in a flooding of Lebedyan with 28 million liters juice |
| 2017 | Plasco Building collapse | Tehran, Iran | Shopping mall | 21 deaths, 16 firefighters and 5 civilians |
| 2017 | Troja Pedestrian Bridge collapse | Prague, Czechia | Bridge | |
| 2017 | Eindhoven Airport parking garage collapse[31] | Eindhoven, Netherlands | Building under construction | |
| 2017 | Highway overpass collapse during maintenance works[32] | Camerano, Italy | Highway overpass | 2 deaths, 3 injuries[33] |
| 2018 | Merriweather Post Pavilion collapse | Columbia, Maryland, USA | Pavilion | |
| 2018 | Indonesia Stock Exchange floor collapse | Jakarta, Indonesia | Suspended walkway | 72 injuries[34] |
| 2018 | Chirajara bridge collapse | Chirajara, Colombia | Partially constructed motorway Bridge | At least 9 deaths, 5 injuries[35] |
| 2018 | Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse | Miami, Florida, USA | Walkway | At least 6 deaths, 9 injuries[36] |
| 2018 | Edifício Wilton Paes de Almeida collapse | São Paulo, Brazil | Building | At least 7 deaths[37] |
| 2018 | Kundal Shahi bridge collapse | Kundal Shahi, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | Walkway | At least 12 deaths, 11 injured, missing unknown.[38] |
| 2018 | Zhejiang bridge collapse | Zhejiang, China | Bridge | 8 dead, 3 injured[39] |
| 2018 | Ponte Morandi collapse | Genoa, Italy | Highway bridge | 43 |
| 2018 | San Giuseppe dei Falegnami collapse | Rome, Italy | Church | 0 |
| 2018 | 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse | Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia | Apartment building | 39 deaths, 5 injured |
| 2019 | 2019 Lagos school collapse | Lagos, Nigeria | Residential building | 20 dead, over 60 injured |
| 2019 | Montana State University gym roofs collapse | Bozeman, Montana, USA | 2 gymnasiums | 0 |
| 2019 | Building collapse in Mumbai | Mumbai, India | Residential building | 2 |
| 2019 | AFAS Stadion roof collapse [40] | Alkmaar, Netherlands | stadium roof collapse | 0 |
| 2019 | Hard Rock Hotel Collapse | New Orleans, USA | Partially constructed hotel collapse | 3 dead, 18 injured |
| 2019 | Mirepoix-sur-Tarn bridge collapse | Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, Occitanie, France | Bridge | 2 dead |
2020–present
| Year | Structure | Location | Type | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2020 Kep building collapse | Kep, Cambodia | Tourist guesthouse under construction | 36 dead, 26 injured[41] |
| 2020 | Collapse of Xinjia Express Hotel | Quanzhou, Fujian, China | Hotel | 29 dead |
| 2020 | Caprigliola bridge collapse | Caprigliola, Tuscany, Italy | Bridge | 2 injured |
| 2020 | Lecheng bridge collapse | Sanxi, Jingde County, Anhui, China | Bridge | |
| 2020 | Zhenhai bridge collapse | Huangshan City, Anhui, China | Bridge | |
| 2020 | Collapse of Juxian Restaurant[42] | Linfen City, Shanxi, China | Building | 29 killed, 28 injured |
| 2020 | Arecibo Observatory[43] | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | Observatory | |
| 2021 | 2021 Brindisi shed collapse | San Michele Salentino, Apulia, Italy | Shed | 1 dead, 4 injured[44] |
Transportation
| Year | Structure | Location & Cause | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1865 | Steamboat Sultana boiler explosion | Memphis, Tennessee, US | 1192 dead (estimated) |
| 1882 | Inverythan rail accident | Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK | 8 dead |
| 1891 | Norwood junction rail accident | London, UK | 0 |
| 1954 | BOAC Flight 781, de Havilland Comet | Mediterranean Sea off Elba | 35 dead (all) |
| 1954 | South African Airways Flight 201, de Havilland Comet | Mediterranean between Naples/Stromboli | 21 dead (all) |
| 1966 | BOAC Flight 911, Boeing 707 | Near Mount Fuji, Japan. Severe turbulence caused the plane to break up in mid-air. | 124 dead (all) |
| 1970 | Apollo 13, Apollo Service Module | Lunar transfer orbit, about 321,860 km Earth altitude, in international territory | 0 |
| 1972 | American Airlines Flight 96, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Incompletely secured cargo door at the rear of the plane broke off, caused rapid decompression, and severed some wires beneath the floor that controlled the plane's elevators and rudder. A safe landing was made at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. | 11 injured |
| 1974 | Turkish Airlines Flight 981, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | Originated at Istanbul Yesilköy Airport & departed Orly International Airport, Paris, France. Incompletely secured cargo door at the rear of the plane broke off, caused rapid decompression, and severed wires beneath the floor that controlled the plane's elevators and rudder. Plane crashed in the Ermenonville Forest. | 346 dead (all) |
| 1979 | American Airlines Flight 191, McDonnell Douglas DC-10 | O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, US. Lost left engine on take-off due to improper maintenance. | 273 dead (all on board, 2 on the ground) |
| 1985 | Japan Airlines Flight 123, Boeing 747 | Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Crashed due to rapid decompression that ripped off a large portion of tail and caused the loss of hydraulic controls to entire plane. It is the deadliest aviation accident in history to involve a single aircraft. | 520 dead, 4 injured |
| 1986 | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster | Cape Canaveral, Florida, US | 7 dead (all) |
| 1988 | Aloha Airlines Flight 243, Boeing 737 | Pacific Ocean near Kahului, Hawaii, US. Metal fatigue caused the plane's fuselage to blow off. | 1 dead, 65 injured |
| 1989 | United Airlines Flight 811, Boeing 747 | Pacific Ocean off Honolulu, Hawaii, US. Cargo door failure caused an explosive decompression. | 9 dead, 38 injured |
| 1991 | Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, McDonald Douglas DC-8-61 | Crashed after catching fire on taking off from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fire was due to under-inflated tires & fire caused failure of hydraulic system. | 261 dead, including 14 Canadian aircrew. |
| 1996 | TWA Flight 800, Boeing 747 | Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, US. Crashed due to a fuel tank explosion, causing the plane to break apart. | 230 dead (all) |
| 2001 | American Airlines Flight 587, Airbus A300B4-605R | Crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens, NYC. Plane's vertical stabilizer snapped off. | 260 on plane dead (all) & 5 on ground dead |
| 2002 | China Airlines Flight 611, Boeing 747 | Over the Penghu Islands, Taiwan. The plane had suffered a tailstrike in 1980 and was improperly repaired. | 225 dead (all) |
| 2003 | Space Shuttle Columbia disaster | over Texas, US | 7 dead (all) |
| 2011 | Sinking of the Russian ship Bulgaria | Kuybyshev Reservoir, Russia | 122 dead |
| 2014 | Sinking of MV Sewol | near Jindo County, South Korea | 306 dead |
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External links
- These Are Some Of The Worst Architectural Disasters in History
- Near-misses and failure part 1
- Near-misses and failure part 2
- How to Avoid Catastrophe
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