A 50-foot-high, 264,000-gallon cylindrical tank called AquaDom, housed in a Radisson in the German capital, spectacularly collapsed, spewing waves of water through the building and onto the street.
Tag: Accidents and Safety
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Recruited for Navy SEALs, Many Sailors Wind Up Scraping Paint
The high failure rate of the elite force’s selection course shunts hundreds of candidates into low-skilled jobs.
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In War, Ukrainians Forage for Mushrooms in Forests With Mines
These misty and damp parts of the country have long beckoned to mushroom hunters with the promise of plenty, but now peril, too, lies beneath the earth’s surface.
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A US-Made Missile Went Astray in Ukraine, Injuring Civilians
An air-launched AGM-88B missile, built to destroy enemy radars, apparently missed its target and hit an apartment building in Kramatorsk in September.
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How a Festive Stroll Over a Historic Bridge Turned to Carnage in India
After the deaths of at least 140 pedestrians, the country is asking why its infrastructure has failed so calamitously once again.