News: Multi-storey car park collapses in US
Link: https://apple.news/AStQUlOr3QdenTu0Z8x8dcQ A multi-storey car park in the US collapsed, prompting emergency services to respond. While they were on-site, a second collapse occurred.
News: Fire doors from five suppliers fail UK performance tests
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/31/fire-doors-from-five-suppliers-fail-uk-performance-tests Five suppliers’ fire doors have failed safety tests and been withdrawn from the market following concerns raised by the Grenfell Tower disaster. The…
News: Heatwave hell as homeowners warned extreme sun could damage their homes – and it’ll be worse if it rains
Link: https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/heatwave-hell-homeowners-warned-extreme-12974081 Homeowners are warned that extreme heat could lead to increased subsidence risks, potentially causing long-term damage to properties, especially those built on shrinkable…
News: Wildfires ravage UK with homes ablaze after 50,000 lightning strikes
Link: https://apple.news/A1IcTg-_NTzqrok1X8m_ffw Wildfires are spreading across the UK amid a heatwave, with significant fires reported in Hampshire, Dorset, Hertfordshire, and North Wales, as temperatures soar…
News: Drone captures aftermath of Greece fires
Link: https://apple.news/AAccuiRWbTy60bsI-DcWJ5A Drones have recorded the devastation caused by recent fires in Greece. The footage highlights the extensive damage to the landscape and communities affected.…
News: 100 firefighters tackle large blaze at flats in north-west London
Link: https://apple.news/AIBnJXUf3SouqoQrmr7fCQA A large fire broke out at Welbeck Mansions, a block of luxury flats in West Hampstead, prompting the evacuation of around 50 residents…
News: Greece wildfires: More than 60 dead as blazes rage in holiday resorts near Athens
Link: https://apple.news/AfmVCR-NQSLiDoyBWaA5YiQ At least 74 people have died in Greece’s worst wildfires in decades, which have devastated popular holiday areas near Athens, trapping families and…
News: Hundreds Are Missing And Thousands Homeless After A Dam Burst In Laos
Link: https://apple.news/AthJcOOgEQHiZake-MlcMuw At least 26 people have died and 131 are still missing following a dam burst in Laos. Approximately 2,800 individuals have been rescued,…
News: Teen THIRD Brit to die in fall from ‘walkway of death’ Magaluf apartments
Link: https://apple.news/AxaB-ADOWSVySB2mwhitTlA Eighteen-year-old Thomas Channon died after falling 70ft from a walkway at the Eden Roc apartment complex in Magaluf, marking the third British fatality…
News: Worker who gave HSE inspector torrent of abuse prosecuted
Link: http://www.constructionmanagermagazine.com/news/worker-who-gave-hse-inspector-torrent-abuse-prosec/ A scaffolder, Steven David Connolly, was prosecuted for verbally abusing an HSE inspector who pointed out unsafe working practices while he was erecting…