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Construction Accident Near Downtown Houston Sends Nine to Local Hospitals According to the Houston (TX) Fire Department and local news media sources, an accident at a downtown Houston construction site has sent at least 9 workers to local hospitals and caused minor injuries to an unknown number of others present at the site. Early reports state the accident occurred a few blocks north of Downtown Houston at the site of a hotel under construction on the 3400 block of North…

What started as a typical day at the construction site of a hotel in the 3400 block of Main in Houston devolved into an emergency situation that sent nine workers to the hospital. Seven other members of the construction team suffered injuries that were treated at the scene. Initial reports from area hospitals treating the workers indicate that injuries seem to consist of a myriad of different types of broken bones. None of the workers appear to be in serious…

The roof of an under-construction hotel in Houston, Texas collapsed in the morning hours of Monday, July 29, 2019. Multiple workers were present and working at the hotel when the sudden collapse occurred and many workers sustained injuries. The Houston Fire Department was dispatched to the scene of the collapse hotel and rescued at multiple victims from the ruble utilizing the baskets of their fire-engines. At this time, the Houston Fire Department has reported that none of the injured workers…

One Dead, at Least Three Injured in Dallas Construction Crane Collapse Second crane accident death in Dallas County since 2017 High winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms that moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex early Sunday afternoon are believed to be responsible for the collapse of a heavy construction crane in Downtown Dallas. Early reports from Dallas say that one person was killed and two suffered critical injuries when the crane collapsed and crashed into an occupied apartment…

Santa Fe, Texas Ripped by Natural Gas Line Explosion, Fire Early reports say several CenterPoint Energy contractor workers injured Several members of a work crew were reported to have been injured by what appears to have been a natural gas pipeline explosion and fire in Santa Fe, Texas. Initial images from the scene indicate that the explosion and fire involved a relatively low-pressure residential / light industrial gas line and that damage to adjacent structures is minor. Santa Fe is…