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10,000 Bridges Similar to One that Collapsed Should Be Checked For Corrosion

Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction to ensure they don’t have the same kind of corrosion that was found on the bridge that …

NYC Partly Shutters Four Parking Garages After Deadly Collapse

NEW YORK (AP) – After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately shutter because of structural defects that “deteriorated …

Florida Condo Building Evacuated Near Deadly Collapse

NORTH BAY VILLAGE, Fla. (AP) — Residents of a South Florida waterfront condominium that was deemed unsafe during a recent inspection have until Tuesday morning to evacuate. A building engineer conducting an inspection on April 14 for the Majestic Isle …

Feds Inspected Illinois Chemical Plant Weeks Before Blast

A northern Illinois chemical plant that was rocked by an explosion and massive fires that prompted evacuations was inspected by a federal agency less than a month before the blast sent debris raining down onto nearby areas. Inspectors from the …

FAA Proposes Fine of $1.25M on Boeing for Pressuring Workers at Airplane Plant

WASHINGTON/SEATTLE –The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it was proposing to fine Boeing Co $1.25 million after the agency alleged Boeing managers at its South Carolina plant exerted undue pressure on workers who handle safety oversight work on …

PG&E Could Have Prevented Deadly California Fire, State Says

Bankrupt utility giant PG&E Corp. for years failed to properly inspect and maintain its transmission system — an oversight that led a live wire to fall and ignite the deadliest blaze in California history last year, state investigators said. A …

Records Reveal Inspection Lapse at California Oil and Gas Wells

Federal officials in charge of overseeing the drilling of new oil wells on public land in California let three years pass without inspecting some high-priority sites, according to public records. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management records say 31 of …

Evacuated Georgia Concert Hall Awaiting Inspection

A century-old concert hall in downtown Atlanta, Ga., is awaiting an engineer’s inspection before Saturday night’s scheduled performance after fans were evacuated during a rock show. Panic! at the Disco was performing Friday night when the floor of The Tabernacle …

Deficient Levees Found Across America

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, inspectors taking the first-ever inventory of flood control systems overseen by the U.S. government have found hundreds of structures at risk of failing and endangering people and property. Levees deemed in unacceptable …

Document About Titanic Safety Fears Up for Sale

A British safety official who inspected Titanic before its maiden voyage thought it should have more lifeboats, according to his private notes, which are being offered for sale this month. However, Capt. Maurice Clarke, a Board of Trade safety and …