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Building 0 casualties, building destroyed 2021 Rucheng residential building collapse Rucheng County, Hunan, China Residential building 5 dead, 7 injured [60] 2021 Champlain Towers South: Surfside, Florida, United States: Condominium tower 98 dead, 11 injured [61] 2021 Sangam Bridge Arunachal Pradesh, India: Bridge 3 missing 2021
10 buildings sustained major damage or partially collapsed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and 10 others were destroyed, 2 of which were demolished due to heavy damage. [1] Several other buildings sustained varying levels of damage, including every building in the World Financial Center and most of the buildings on Vesey Street .
1908 – Rhoads Opera House fire, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killed 170. [6] 1908 – Parker Building, New York City, January 10. 1908 – Collinwood school fire, in Collinwood, Ohio (soon absorbed by Cleveland), on March 4, killed 175. 1909 – Flores Theater fire, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, on February 15, killed 250.
2007 Deutsche Bank Building fire (World Trade Center Site, New York, US) - Ignited by a discarded cigarette during the demolition of the building after it was damaged and contaminated in the collapse of the World Trade Center, two FDNY firefighters (Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino) killed by smoke inhalation, 115 firefighting units injured.
Destroyed on September 11, 2001. Tallest freestanding structure that no longer exists. Tallest building in the world 1972–1974. 2 World Trade Center. 415.3 m. 1,362 ft. 1973. 2001. Skyscraper.
Rana Plaza collapse. The Rana Plaza collapse (also referred to as the Savar building collapse or the collapse of Rana Plaza) occurred on 24 April 2013, when the eight-storey "Rana Plaza" commercial building collapsed due to a structural failure. The rescue team's search ended on 13 May 2013, with a confirmed death toll of 1,134. [2]
1976. 2017. Deconstruction. Demolished to make way for a 29-storey office tower (only 10 meters taller). 2nd tallest building ever to be demolished in Asia. 5. Meena Plaza I. Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates. 168.5.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) destroyed the Lion of Al-lāt, the temples of Bel and Baalshamin, the Arch of Triumph, and other sites in Palmyra. The group also destroyed the Monastery of St. Elian, the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church, and several ancient sculptures in the city of Raqqa.