Photo showing the destroyed reinforced concrete under the launch pad for the spacex rocket starship after yesterday launch

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8.4.2020 Beirut - storage before the blast

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(2019) Cars getting transported on an open deck catch on fire after salty water shorts their batteries

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Remnants of the Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville, IL the morning after being hit directly by a confirmed EF3 tornado, 6 fatalities (12/11/2021)

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2020/11/02 Train breaks through barrier onto statue at the end of the line. Happened in the middle of the night, no injuries as of yet. Spijkenisse, The Netherlands

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Tourist trapped 100m high on Chinese glass bridge after floor panels blow out (May 7, 2021)

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December 2019 in Detroit: a large amount of chromium-6 leaked into the ground from a chemical storage facility that contained it improperly. It was only found out when it leaked onto a nearby highway.

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Red wine cistern catastrophically ruptures at Sicilian winery, happened 2 weeks ago

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Container ship ‘One Apus’ arriving in Japan today after losing over 1800 containers whilst crossing the Pacific bound for California last week.

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Altenburg (Germany) before and after the ongoing severe flooding due to excessive rain (2021).

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Motor yacht fire in Torquay, UK 28/5/22

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Commander George C Duncan is pulled out alive from the cockpit of his Grumman F9f Panther after crashing during an attempted landing on USS Midway on July 23rd 1951

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Southwest Airlines Flight 1248, 8 December 2005

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USS Bonnehome Richard is currently on fire in San Diego

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56 years ago today the Aberfan disaster, (Wales, U.K.) happened where a Spoil tip collapsed and crashed into a school killing 116 children and 28 adults.

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Rift caused by the Earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. 200 meters long and 30 meters of depth. 6.2.2023

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April 28, 1988: The roof of an Aloha Airlines jet ripped off in mid-air at 24,000 feet, but the plane still managed to land safely. One Stewardess was sucked out of the plane. Her body was never found.

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Avalanche in the Tian Shan Mountains in Kyrgyztan on 10 July 2022. 9 Brits and 1 American were on a guided tour when it hit. All survived.

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8/14/20 Chocolate Snows Down on Swiss Town Due to Factory Defect

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The destruction of the Piasecki PA-97 Helistat experimental heavy-lift aircraft on 1 July 1986 killing a test pilot. It was built by fastening four H-34J helicopters to a framework beneath a helium-inflated blimp envelope.

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Maiden flight of the Atlas D testing program ends in failure on April 14th 1959

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In 2019, the car carrier MV Golden Ray capsized off Georgia; this United States Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter landed on top of the wreck during rescue operations

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (intentionally) blows up in the skies over Cape Canaveral during this morning’s successful abort test

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Start of Tsunami, Japan March 11, 2011

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Autonomous food delivery Drone miscalculated it’s location and knocked out power to over 2000 homes in Australia

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Sknyliv Airshow Disaster (2002) moment of impact.

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North Carolina Highway Patrol helicopter crash. Raleigh, NC 08-NOV-2020

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Caught a view of the aftermath of the Walmart distribution center fire, Plainfield, IN, March 16. Complete with melted trailers.

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Pedestrian bridge collapse in Washington DC 6/23/2021

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what’s left of the home depot that caught fire on april 9th, 2022 (san jose, CA, USA)

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WBTV helicopter crash on I-77 on November 22, 20222 in Charlotte, NC. Sadly both the pilot and the meteorologist did not survive.

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I95 Collapse in Philadelphia Today

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Container ship runs ground with precious construction cargo Aug 2019

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Runaway Union Pacific ore train derailment in California, 03/27/2023. Last recorded speed was 118 MPH, may have gotten up to 150. The crew bailed out and are okay.

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July 8, 2019. A truckload of apples is now evenly distributed on the pavement.

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Beirut shockwave from warehouse explosion 2020

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Young Shaq Brings Down the Hoop. 1993

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The remnants of Romain Grosjean’s F1 car after the car hit a barrier, splitting it in half, catching fire, and trapping him inside for 30 seconds. It’s now on display at the new F1-exhibit in Madrid.

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Train derailment just now in Illinois

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Aftermath of the collapse of I-35 W in Minneapolis MN (August 2, 2007)

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Brand new Boeing 737 fuselages wrecked in a train derailment (Montana, July 2014)

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After smashing national temperature records for 3 successive days, wildfire spreads through Lytton on the 4th day and destroys 90% of the town within hours (2021-06-30)

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All essential connections between Vancouver, BC and the rest of Canada currently severed after catastrophic rains (HWY 1 at the top is like the I-5 of Canada)

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08/10/2020 - Arecibo Observatory, one of the largest single-aperture radio telescopes in the world, has suffered extensive damage after an auxiliary cable snapped and crashed through the telescope’s reflector dish.

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(today) wind turbine comes down after high winds

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Since we're talking about collapsed highways, here is the january 17th 1995 earthquake in kobe, a 6.9 earthquake that made about $ 200 billions of damage

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Arecibo Radio Telescope after the Instrument Platform collapsed. (11/30/2020)

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35 years ago today, Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated and killed all 7 crew, due to failure of a joint in the right SRB, which was caused by inability of the SRB's O-rings to handle the cold temperatures at launch.

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A cross-sea bridge collapsed, today 2019-10-01 in Yilan, Taiwan.

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2020 Beirut explosion

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On May 20, 1976, during structural renovations, a fire burned away the Montreal's Biosphere transparent acrylic dome.

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Rolling mill accident, unknown date

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Under construction Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans collapsed this morning. Was due to open next month.

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My friends first summer in an aluminum refinery in 2016. He was driving the forklift and still has his job.

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This huge aquarium in the middle of a courtyard style five star hotel in Berlin is completely destroyed. 16.Dec.2022

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Steel mill malfunction leads to gallons of molten metal being pouted all over the factory floor

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Wind turbine collapse, unknown cause, in Oklahoma (06/20/2022)

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Houses destroyed in gas explosion in Lancashire, UK (16th May 2021)

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On 25 Jan 1966, CIA pilot Bill Weaver made the first supersonic parachute jump by accident. After an inlet unstart disabled his right engine, Bill was torn from his disintegrating SR-71 at Mach 3+ and a minimum of 78,000 feet. Thanks to his pressure suit, Bill survived.

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Today marks 10 years since the one of the world greatest environmental disasters. On this day April 20, 2010 , the oil rig Deep Water Horizon suffered a catastrophic blowout.

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An unstoppable fire has been incinerating 55000 metric tons of wood pellets at Studstrup Power Station for almost 3 weeks now.

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Church steeple struck by lightning in Baltimore, MD on the morning of March 28th

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Ten partially submerged Hokuriku-shinkansen had to be scrapped because of river flooding during typhoon Hagibis, October 2019, costing JR ¥14,800,000,000.

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Cruise ship, the MSC Lirica, catches fire off Greek coast, no injuries. March 12, 2021.

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Atlas-Centaur 5 lift-off followed by booster engine shutdown less than two seconds later on March 2nd 1965

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A tram and its heavy-duty transporter fell into a ditch in Germany. Estimated loss is around 2.5 Million Euro. 22 November 2022

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British Airways Boeing 787-8 suffered a nose wheel collapse at London Heathrow (18th June 2021)

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Tires from the United flight that declared emergency during takeoff yesterday. No injuries.

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Sewer main exploding drenches a grandma and floods a street.

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1981- The bow of the crude oil tanker Energy Endurance after being struck by a rogue wave. Hull plates 60-70 feet above the water's surface were buckled or peeled back.

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TransAsia Airways Flight 235, 4 February 2015

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Progression of the Miami condo collapse based on surveillance video. Probable point of failure located in center column. (6/24/21)

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Test pilot George Aird ejects from his EE Lightning at 150 feet, 59 years ago today, Hatfield UK

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Today in Pittsburgh. Sinkhole eats bus. No one seriously hurt.

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Markham, Ontario, plywood used to repair building proves insufficient for the task.

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The view of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse from atop the suspension cabling, 1940

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Police and rescue workers stand amid the wreckage of the Knickerbocker Theatre, Washington DC, Jan 29, 1922. The roof collapsed (Jan 28) under the weight of 28 inches of snow from a blizzard, resulting in 98 deaths and 113 injuries; later, both the building's owner and architect committed suicide.

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The boiler explosion of C&O T-1 #3020 in 1948. Protruding are the boiler tubes. The fireman, brakeman, and engineer were all killed by the scolding hot water.

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$300k video wall came down today in Vegas

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Today: Eight dead, over 5,000 fall sick after styrene gas leak from LG Polymers chemical plant in Visakhapatnam, India.

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Remains of a corporate McDonnell Douglas MD-87 jet after overrunning the runway during a takeoff attempt in Houston Texas, October 19, 2021. All occupants escaped without serious injury.

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Clear picture of Chernobyl reactor 4 before the sarcophagus - July 1986

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On 27th January 1969 during flight evaluation trials at Dunsfold, Surrey, England, Major C. Rosburg USAF lost lateral control of the MK1 XV743 Harrier while in an accelerating transition and crashed. He ejected horizontally and did not survive.

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10 years ago today, the cruise liner Costa Concordia grounded and partially sank off the coast of Isola del Giglio, Italy.

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Drunk truck driver flips carrying 3,000+ gallons of Alkyldimethylamine, causes massive fish kill and closes major highway for 20 hours (8/25/2022)

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A functioning Dutch windmill from 1848 burned down yesterday.

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Rare photo - inside reactor 4 of Chernobyl NPP that exploded on April 26, 1986. Credits to Alexandr Kupnyi.

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In January 2021, 9 people including the city governor, Rick Snyder, were indicted for the Flint Water Crisis that affected thousands of people and killed 12.

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05/01/2021, Landslide partially destroys an hotel in Bolzano, Italy. No casualties.

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$1,250,000 worth of corn spilled after silo collapse in New Carlisle, Ohio on Jan 28, 2018

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California, Orange County Coast, a broken pipeline on the Elly oil platform caused a massive 126000 gallons oil spill (October 2, 2021)

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Aftermath of a neighborhood in Superior CO destroyed by the Marshall and Middle Fork Fires 12/31/2021

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Ammonia leak this morning near Chicago

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A bridge along Forbes Ave in Pittsburgh, PA had collapsed 1/28/2022

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The Tenerife airport disaster occurred on March 27, 1977, when two Boeing 747 passenger planes crashed on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport on the island of Tenerife, an island in Spain's Canaria Islands. With a total of 583 deaths, this is the most catastrophic accident in the history of airline ins

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1984, Methyl isocyanate leaks out of an American Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India. The death toll is estimated to range from 2,500 to 16,000. Making it the worst industrial accident in recorded history.

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F-4J Phantom fresh off the production line crashes on its first test flight due to jammed controls on March 20th 1968 at St. Louis Missouri

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Stucked bulk carrier ship Wakashio spilling oil on the coast of Mauricius, 7.8.2020

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Wreck of cruise ship Costa Concordia, Isola del Giglio, Italy, 2013

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Aston Martin crashes on Utah highway after driving in excess of 100mph in traffic. 4/11/20

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This is a smoke plume as seen from Satellite imagery from the ChemTool fire that occurred on June 14th, 2021. The fire burned multiple days in Rockton, Illinois and the smoke was seen as far north as Madison, Wisconsin. (USA)

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Captain Brian Bews bails at the last moment after a stuck piston causes his CF-18 Hornet to crash

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Two teenagers and their dog escaped serious injury when a tree crashed into their home in Lusby, Maryland

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Two buildings collasped in the city center of Lille, France, in the night between November 11th/12th.

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Huge Explosion Turns Night Into Day On November 27, 2019

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30 years ago today, on Sunday, October 4, 1992, El Al Flight 1682 crashed into an apartment building in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. All 4 people aboard the plane and 39 people on the ground were killed. More details in comments.

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2/28/13 A large sinkhole opened underneath Jeffrey Bush's bedroom,despite efforts to save him by his brother and rescue teams no trace of him were ever found.

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MV Eemslift Hendrika is currently drifting off Norway after being abandoned, cargo in the hold shifted in heavy weather and the vessel is now at serious risk of sinking.

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Street picture of a german village after the recent flooding.

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On March 27, 1980, the Norwegian offshore drilling rig Alexandr L. Kielland capsized in the Ekofisk oil field, killing 123 of the 212 workers onboard.

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Burning warehouse explodes, sending a propane tank flying through the air.

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(Dec 16 2021) Bridge collapse at Hubei province, China

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Aftermath of Explosion in West Reading PA at Palmer Chocolate Factory 3/24/2023

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Cruise ship MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, 4 August 1991

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Catapult malfunction during the launch of a VF-151 F-4B Phantom from USS Coral Sea in 1970

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Truck crashed into another truck carrying loads of paint on the highway

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ice makers failed to store ice (picture after 2 days of melting)

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4th of August in Germany: Tractor rams eletrical tower which collapses and leaves 65k people without power.

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The 2020 Spijkenisse (Netherlands) Metro Derailment. Negligent driving causes a metro-train to overrun the end of the line, crash through a buffer stop and come to a stop on top of an art installation. Full story in the comments.

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Deepwater Horizon drilling unit burns off the coast of Louisiana, 20 April 2010

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21 October 1966. Aberfan, Wales. 144 die after a coal mine waste tip collapsed, crashing into a school below.

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Pickup truck driver loses consciousness and accelerates into Walmart entrance in Iowa, killing 3. (2016-12-01) Parking lot was poorly designed with 600-ft straightaway pointed at front door, and the protective bollards were mostly-decorative.

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Heavy snow load collapses roof of 7-eleven, No injures(Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan) - February 18, 2023

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The moment where a aircraft crashed into the crowd at the Ramstein airshow in germany after a mid-air collision with two other planes, the disaster killed 70 and injured more than 500. August 28 1988.

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An Englewood, Florida home after Hurricane Ian October 2022

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Truck puts too much torque into its engine, causing it to explode out of the frame

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Bystanders rush to the first ever fatal airplane crash (1908). Pilot Orville Wright was seriously injured and passenger Thomas Selfridge was killed.

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25 Years Ago Today (December 6, 1997) A Russian Air Force Antonov An-124 en route to Cam Ranh Air Base, Vietnam, crashes in a residential area of Irkutsk, killing 23 people.

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Semi-submersible oil platform Petrobras 36 sinking off the coast of Brazil, March 2001

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Hindenburg disaster, May 6 1937 (Colorized)

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Russian Mi-14 Helicopter is Destroyed during attempted water takeoff 05-11-2006

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New Orleans, August 29, an entire building has just collapsed. These pictures were taken less than 2 hours apart, the first at 5pm and the other at 6:50pm.

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School building in Bangladesh collapses in heavy flood current

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