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The day following the tragic partial collapse of a Houston high-rise office building under construction, the remains of three workers killed in the Harvey Builders construction site accident remain in the rubble. The 15-story building remains too unstable for emergency personnel to enter, leaving the bodies buried in the rubble from a stairwell collapse. Harvey Builders, together with technical experts from the Houston Fire Department are working to find a way to stabilize the structure. 240 workers were at the…

Three Dead, One Injured Following Stairwell Collapse in Houston Three workers are dead and one additional worker is reported to have been injured after a partially-completed stairwell collapsed at a west Houston construction site early Monday afternoon. The cause of the collapse is unknown at this time as the building is considered too unstable to be safely entered until remaining portions can be reinforced and stabilized. According to the Harris County Fire Department, the initial rescue call came in at…

Three construction workers were killed and a fourth man was injured in the partial collapse of a 15-story high-rise building under construction in Houston. The construction site is located on the westside of the city near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Beltway. The project contractor is Harvey Builders. The catastrophic Harvey Builders construction accident occurred not long after the noon hour on Monday afternoon. As of Monday evening, investigators were on the midst of more fully determining the cause…

Austin Crane Accident Update: 22 Workers Injured in Austin Crane Collision Officials with the Austin-Travis County EMS, ACTCMS, updated the press and public regarding the major Austin crane accident that occurred late morning on September 18, 2020, at a construction site in Mueller. Mueller is located in the northeast quadrant of the city. A pair of cranes were in operation at the Alpha Building construction site, a building project that is part of the Mueller Development Area. The Alpha Building…

Austin Crane Collision and Collapse Injures at Least 20 People Tragedy struck a highly populated neighborhood in the Texas state capital when a pair of cranes evidently collided. The Austin crane collision occurred at about 10:40 a.m. in the Mueller neighborhood in the northeast section of the city. In addition to the construction site at which the Austin crane accident occurred, neighboring buildings include a children’s hospital, apartment complex, and shopping center. People were enjoying time in a nearby part…