Man hurt in Scottish gas blast dies in hospital. A gas explosion victim has died in hospital five days after a blast at a former convent. Police have confirmed the 23-year-old succumbed to his injuries yesterday in hospital while a second man is still fighting for his life. Two workers who were clearing asbestos last…Read moreRead more
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Breaking News – Worker succumbs to injuries…
Two seriously hurt in gas blast…
“Gas explosion” rocks Scottish building during demolition. Two people are fighting for their lives following a ‘gas explosion’ in North Lanarkshire. Homes have been evacuation in the wake of the incident at the building which is under demolition in Newmains. Two people received urgent medical treatment by trauma accident and emergency specialists with life-threatening injuries…Read moreRead more
Firm fined over site crush incident…
Worker suffered fractures to legs and pelvis, as well as punctured lungs and liver injuries. A Wolverhampton-based company, Sterry Lane Limited, trading as LPD Demolition, has been fined after a 39-year old-employee was crushed by a reversing excavator. Newcastle under Lyme Magistrates’ Court heard that on 3 May 2016 employees of Sterry Lane Limited, had…Read moreRead more
KDC responds to low loader incident…
Driver praised following incident on A66. Manchester-based demolition company KDC has issued a statement on an incident last week in which a Hitachi 670 excavator fell from a low loader while it was being transported. Whilst apologising for any inconvenience caused by the incident, KDC states categorically that it was in no way responsible for…Read moreRead more
Urban exploration claims another victim…
12-year old boy killed in fall at derelict factory site in Derby. A 12-year-old boy has died after falling through the roof of a derelict factory. The boy was found critically injured inside the Aida Bliss building in Derby, just after 19:30 on Friday. He was taken to hospital where he was later pronounced dead….Read moreRead more
Man killed in Indian collapse…
Four men still feared missing following collapse of six storey block. One man was killed, two were injured and four more remain missing feared trapped following the unplanned collapse of a six storey building in Chandivali, Mumbai in India on Saturday. Chief fire officer P. Rahangdale said that the middle portion of the structure collapsed…Read moreRead more
Worker killed in Wichita warehouse…
Man killed by falling debris as roof collapses. A demolition worker was killed Friday afternoon when part of a concrete roof fell on top of him. The large warehouse at 29th and Mead was being demolished in sections, said Wichita fire battalion Chief Scott Brown. Brown said he did not know if the portion of…Read moreRead more
Video – Bridge collapse caught on live stream…
Bridge falls as cameras roll. Earlier this week in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a section of a 64-year old bridge being torn down to make way for a new structure unexpectedly collapsed, endangering the Union Pacific tracks which run beneath it. Demolition crews had been working on the bridge since Monday, taking down the Grand Avenue…Read moreRead more
Video – Cut down to size…
If your building is just a tad too tall, call this guy. “Stupid is as stupid does” according to philosopher Forrest Gump. Well, as our Holy Crap Files films continually prove, there is certainly some truth in that. How else to you explain this attempt to demolish a building from the middle? Seriously, what did…Read moreRead more
Demolition planned for deadly Leeds building…
Landlord submits demolition plans for building in which “urban explorer” died. Demolition could take place at the site where a 14-year-old Leeds boy died after falling through the roof of a disused industrial building. The landowner, Landmark Estates, has made a planning application to knock down a warehouse and office at Canal Wharfe on Wyther…Read moreRead more
