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3 Workers Killed in Miami by Scaffolding Collapse

Three men were killed when scaffolding collapsed next to a television signal tower in Florida. News outlets report that the collapse occurred Wednesday afternoon in Miami Gardens. The approximately 1,000-foot (300-meter) tower was built in 2009 to transmit signals for …

Miami Scaffolding Collapse Kills 1, Injures 5

Construction scaffolding fell to the street from a downtown Miami high-rise Wednesday afternoon, causing one death and five injuries, authorities said. A man in his 50s had a fatal “cardiac episode” while running from falling debris near the approximately 50-story …

Families of 3 Men Killed in North Carolina Scaffolding Collapse File Lawsuit

The families of three workers who died when scaffolding collapsed at a Raleigh, N.C., high-rise building have sued four firms connected with the project. Multiple media outlets report the law firm of former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John Edwards …

North Carolina Scaffolding Accident Leads to 3 Worker Deaths

Workers were dismantling a scaffold at a high-rise construction project on Monday when a piece of it fell to the ground in downtown Raleigh, N.C., killing three men and sending another to a hospital. All four men were involved in …

Europe Battered by Winter Storm Christian: AIR Worldwide Analysis

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that “winter storm ‘Christian’ (known as ‘St. Jude in the United Kingdom) battered the western shores of southern Great Britain early on Monday, October 28, 2013, as one of the strongest extra tropical cyclones …