Over 170 schools in UK found to have unsafe concrete
LONDON: The British government confirmed Tuesday that the number of schools at risk of collapsing due to the presence of substandard concrete has risen to 174. The Department for Education announced in early September that 147 schools were to be closed for reconstruction after close inspection found the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), […]
Roof structure of five-storey building collapses, several vehicles damaged
KUALA LUMPUR: Several vehicles were damaged after part of the roof structure of a five-storey building in Jalan Kuchai Lama, here, collapsed last night. A spokesman for the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department, when contacted, said that the incident, which occurred at about 10.30 pm, however, did not involve any casualties. Meanwhile, Brickfields district police […]
Rescuers pull 4-year-old survivor from collapsed building
MAHĀD, India: Rescuers in India pulled a four-year-old boy from the rubble of a collapsed building to loud cheers on Tuesday, hours after the five-storey apartment block came down “like a house of cards”, burying up to 70 people. The accident late Monday in the western town of Mahad, south of Mumbai, led three disaster-response […]
16 dead, seven missing after building collapse
KARACHI: Pakistani rescuers using their bare hands searched Friday for seven people missing after an apartment building collapsed, as more bodies were pulled from the rubble, taking the death toll to 16. Soldiers have been deployed to help in the search efforts after a five-storey building and two adjoining houses collapsed in the port city […]
