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Regulation Standards Seen As Factor in Alaska Quake Damage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Assessments following Alaska’s enormous 2018 earthquake showed building damage was worse outside Anchorage’s safety area because of reduced regulation, municipal officials said. There was less structural damage in the Anchorage Building Safety Service Area than in the …

Taiwan Officials Detains Building Developer Where Quake Killed 14

Prosecutors in eastern Taiwan say a building complex that collapsed in an earthquake earlier this month, killing 14 people, was structurally unsound and have detained the developer. The office of the Hualien district prosecutor said Tuesday that Liu Ying-lin was …

Nearly 80 Homes, Businesses, Cars Hit With Paint

Eastern Kentucky authorities say teenagers shot nearly 80 homes and businesses with paintballs. Dozens of Martin County residents awoke Monday to find paint splattered on their buildings. WYMT-TV in Hazard reported Martin County Sheriff Garmon Preece said cars were also …

Taiwan 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Results in Low Number of Insured Losses

The magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Taiwan Sunday night, June 2, 2013, at 9:43 p.m. local time, in a sparsely populated region of Nantou County just 4.3 miles northeast of a similar rupture only two months ago is unlikely …

Waterloo Calculating Damage From April Hailstorm

Waterloo, Iowa, officials are still calculating the damage to city buildings and vehicles from an April hailstorm. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports the storm dented police cars and inspection trucks and damaged at least four city building roofs. In the …

Fire Damages San Antonio TV Station Building

Investigators say a fire that knocked a Texas television station off the air during its morning newscast does not appear to be suspicious. Authorities are trying to determine what sparked the fire around 5 a.m. Tuesday at WOAI-TV. Nobody was …

Strong Earthquake Sways Buildings in Taiwan

A strong earthquake has been felt throughout Taiwan, but no casualties or damage has been reported yet. The Central Weather Bureau says the quake Thursday registered at magnitude 5.6. The tremor struck about 23 miles (37 kilometers) north of Hualien …

Meteor Blast Impacts Russia: AIR Worldwide

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on Friday, February 15, a meteor exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk (population: 1 million) in Russia’s central Ural Mountains, injuring hundreds and causing damage to buildings in six cities. According to the …

Arson Suspected in Fire at Former Oklahoma City High School

Authorities suspect arson in a fire that damaged four classrooms in a former Oklahoma City high school building. Fire Battalion Chief Brian Stanaland says arson investigators are looking into the cause of the fire Saturday at the empty John Marshall …

Fire at 6-Unit North Dakota Garage Causes Heavy Damage

Authorities are looking into the cause of a garage fire in Fargo, N.D., that caused an estimated $60,000 in damage to the building and property inside. The blaze in the six-unit garage broke out last Thursday. Firefighters used power saws …