Building falls onto excavator operator. I hate this. I hate the fact that, having dedicated DemolitionNews to delivering unfiltered industry news from across the globe, I am required to share things like this. The following video – from China – shows the brief but catastrophic collapse of a building that was being demolished. Do yourselves…Read moreRead more
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Video – Chinese building collapse…
Coleman and Company canned…
Contractor to be replaced at Didcot Power Station. It has been the subject of industry speculation and rumour for several weeks now but Coleman and Company has now officially announced that it is to be replaced at the Didcot A Power Station following the tragedy of 23 February and more than two months of recovery…Read moreRead more
Breaking News – Didcot to be blasted…
Families of missing men’s worst fears realised. Explosives are to be used to demolish the remaining section of the collapsed Didcot Power Station. Four workers were killed and five injured in the collapse in February, with one body recovered from the site. In a statement, RWE Npower said it knew controlled explosions at the site…Read moreRead more
Video – A terrible and mammoth task…
New video shows scale of challenge facing workers at Didcot Power Station. Yesterday marked the eight week anniversary of the tragic collapse at the Didcot A Power Station that left one man dead and three still missing. Today, Thames Valley Police have released a short video that highlights the sheer scale of the task still…Read moreRead more
Video – Several hurt in Canadian collapse…
Seven people hospitalised as building crashes onto sidewalk. A building collapse at a future Eglinton Crosstown LRT station sent seven people to hospital, three of them with serious injuries, and left shaken residents asking questions about safety as construction continues on the massive infrastructure project. The building facade and scaffolding on the former House of…Read moreRead more
Video – Pub demolition spews debris onto road…
Birmingham road brought to standstill as demolition goes awry. A derelict Birmingham pub collapsed while undergoing demolition on Thursday – throwing scaffolding and debris into a busy road. The Birmingham Arms had stood in Dudley Road since the mid nineteenth century. But it was fully demolished after building sensationally fell down around 8.20 am. This…Read moreRead more
Video – Welcome to the 40-watt club…
Our exclusive club for the terminally dim has just inducted a new member. There is construction equipment, and there is demolition equipment. And, generally, never the twain shall meet. This is a lesson that will now be all too familiar to this operator who, for reasons known only to God and this guy’s single brain…Read moreRead more
Bosses jailed over fatal fall…
Six years in jail after worker fell to his death from roof. Two building firm directors have been jailed after a workman plunged from a roof and died The death of Scott Harrower, 42, was the second serious workplace accident to occur on January 22, 2014, at the former Carpet Right building in Heaton Norris,…Read moreRead more
Video – Excavator falls through floor…
Amateur video captures moment machine plummets through building. A bystander has captured the dramatic moment that an excavator fell through an upper floor of a building in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The excavator was working on the second floor of the building when it crashed through to the ground level. “All of a sudden, boom! The…Read moreRead more
Demolition debris hits school bus…
Partial collapse rains debris onto Philly school bus. A section of a building being demolished collapsed in Philadelphia’s Old City section, starting a chain reaction that damaged a Souderton Area School District school bus. The collapse happened after 9 a.m. Thursday at the site of an old industrial building being demolished at 5th and Race…Read moreRead more
