CHICAGO (WLS) -- An explosion ripped through an apartment building on Chicago's West Side Tuesday morning, leaving at least eight people injured. When something like this happens, the I-Team starts an ...

The common thread with these recent tragedies is that risk was visible, but not acted on and from the investigations into ...

ALTANTA, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Two important government services in Montmorency County are closed until further notice. The District Health Department and the Secretary of State in Atlanta are ...

Structural engineers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers (NIStructE), have urged the government to implement laws and building codes that will stem building failures ...

A building collapse is not just a structural failure—it is a human tragedy. Families are displaced, lives are lost, and investments are wiped out in seconds. Yet, behind every failed structure lies an ...

The District Health Department No. 4′s Montmorency office in Atlanta, Michigan, is closed, officials said Monday. The office will be closed until further notice because of a building structural ...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Four recent catastrophic building collapses and a near miss are raising concerns about ...

I get particularly annoyed when I see headlines and quotes from supposed responsible citizens in the aftermath of a national disaster. A few days ago, we woke up to the umpteenth building collapse in ...