Transport and Infrastructure Disasters

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8,500 gallons of gasoline spilled at Philadelphia I-95 fire
A snippet from WaPo

Interstate 95 bridge collapses in Philadelphia after tanker fire

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring waterways after 8,500 gallons of gasoline spilled. Lanes are blocked in both directions and it’s unknown how long the closures will last.

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Philadelphia Emergency Management officials said a tanker caught fire. The U.S. Coast Guard said 8,500 gallons of spilled gasoline is leaking into drainage near the highway, which runs along the coast of the Delaware River.

“It hasn’t made its way to the water that much,” said Ensign Josh Ledoux, a spokesperson for the Delaware Bay sector of the Coast Guard. Crews are monitoring the situation and awaiting the arrival of an absorbent boom — a floating barrier that helps contain oil spills — from New Jersey.

Ledoux said the boom is stuck in traffic.

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https://wapo.st/45YlQtN

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3 dead, 14 hurt after Greyhound bus strikes semis in Illinois; NTSB investigating
Source: AP

By The Associated Press
Published 6:59 AM CDT, July 12, 2023

HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) — A Greyhound passenger bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along a highway exit to a rest area early Wednesday in southern Illinois, killing three people and injuring 14 others, some seriously, state police said.

The St. Louis-bound bus was traveling westbound along Interstate 70 in Madison County around 1:55 a.m. when it crashed into the three semis, Illinois State Police said, citing an initial investigation.

Four people were taken to the hospital by helicopter and at least 10 others were taken by ambulance, state police said in a news release. Police did not immediately release details about those who were injured and killed.

No one in the three trucks was injured in the crash near the city of Highland about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of St. Louis, police said.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/greyhound-bu ... 3d806b2f67

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5 people, including a child, are dead after an explosion destroys 3 homes in Pennsylvania
Source: WBAY, ABC affiliate in Green Bay

PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Five people were found dead after a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others, authorities said Sunday.

Read more: https://www.wbay.com/2023/08/12/3-unacc ... 12-others/

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This thread title is just so ridiculous and long. Can we change it to something else?

I suggest: Transport and Infrastructure Disasters

[Powers]

This thread title is just so ridiculous and long. Can we change it to something else?

I suggest: Transport and Infrastructure Disasters

Transport and Infrastructure Collapse/Collapsing.

[Powers]

This thread title is just so ridiculous and long. Can we change it to something else?

I suggest: Transport and Infrastructure Disasters

Transport and Infrastructure Collapse/Collapsing News and Discussions.

[wjfox]

Transport and Infrastructure Collapse/Collapsing News and Discussions.

But that wouldn't include auto and airplane crashes. However, "Disasters" would cover everything in a single word.

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Japan Airlines plane erupts into flames as it lands at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

Source: ABC Australia

A Japan Airlines plane has burst into flames as it landed on the runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

Footage from public broadcaster NHK showed flames coming out of the windows of an aircraft.

NHK is reporting the Japanese coastguard said one of their aircraft may have collided with the flight JL 516.

The broadcaster adds the fire has spread throughout the plane.

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/ ... /103280258

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Air Force crew ejects safely as B-1 bomber crashes during landing in South Dakota

Source: ABC News

January 4, 2024, 10:45 PM

Four crew members from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota ejected safely from their aircraft Thursday night when their bomber crashed while attempting a landing.

The crash happened around 5:50 p.m. local time, according to the base.

The crew had been on a training mission, Elsworth Air Force Base confirmed Thursday night.

An officer board will investigate the incident, authorities said. No further details were immediately available.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/air-force-cre ... =106120280

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More on that by Reuters:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/atlas- ... 024-01-19/

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More than 70 are dead after an unregulated gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says

Source: AP

By BABA AHMED
Updated 3:00 PM CST, January 24, 2024

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An unregulated gold mine collapsed late last week in Mali, killing more than 70 people, an official said Wednesday, and a search continued amid fears that the toll could rise.

Karim Berthé, a senior official at the government’s National Geology and Mining Directorate, confirmed the details to The Associated Press and called it an accident.

There were around 100 people in the mine at the time of the collapse, according to Abdoulaye Pona, president of the Mali Chamber of Mines, who was at the scene.

The cause of the collapse, which happened in Kangaba district in the southwestern Koulikoro region on Friday, was under investigation. It was first reported on Tuesday in a Ministry of Mines statement that estimated “several” miners dead.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/mali-collaps ... 72726030b0

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3 dead, 9 injured, some critical after Boise building collapses near airport

BY SALLY KRUTZIG, ANGELA PALERMO AND SHAUN GOODWIN
UPDATED JANUARY 31, 2024 11:05 PM

Three people died Wednesday at the scene of a building collapse near the Boise Airport, the Boise Fire Department announced.

Nine more people were injured, Boise Fire said in a press release late Wednesday night. Of those, five were in critical condition.

A building under construction and a crane collapsed adjacent to the Jackson Jet Center, according to Boise Fire. The hangar construction site is on Boise Airport’s property near Rickenbacker and Luke streets.

“Tonight, there was a catastrophic collapse of a metal structure at a construction site. First responders found a hectic scene and worked to secure and rescue victims,” Boise Fire Operations Chief Aaron Hummel said in the release.

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