The collapse of a three-story building in Ojodu-Berger in Lagos State in April has again ignited a debate about building safety and regulation. The incident, among others, has raised questions about ...

Reflecting on my career, I began in Local Authority Building Control (LABC) just as the market was about to undergo lasting change. In 1985, NHBC became the first Approved Inspector under the Building ...

MOTT HAVEN, Bronx (WABC) -- There were no reports of injuries after an explosion in the Bronx caused a partial collapse of a high-rise apartment building on Wednesday morning. It happened at NYCHA's ...

NEW YORK -- A gas explosion in an apartment building in the Bronx caused a partial collapse Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the building a pile of rubble. City police said they received 911 ...

Contractors working on demolishing an empty building which partially collapsed in Manchester city centre last week have determined it was caused by a structural problem. Demolition contractor PP ...

A man died after crashing into an office building Wednesday afternoon in Howard County, according to police. Officers responded around noon to the 9300 block of Gerwig Lane in Columbia, where a ...

The FDNY battled a three-alarm fire at the Silver Gull Beach Club in Breezy Point early Wednesday morning. A call reporting ...

A large, fast-moving fire caused a partial collapse at an apartment building in Squirrel Hill on Tuesday morning. The fire started around 8:20 a.m. on Forward Avenue, prompting a massive response from ...

After a tragic building collapse in Verulam, the eThekwini Municipality defends its building control systems, asserting that ...