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By Sarah Stevenson, P.Eng., Ph.D. Candidate in Structural and Wind Engineering, Western Engineering Blow-down of partially-constructed houses and other light-frame wood buildings occurs numerous times every year across Canada. In many…

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Body of second worker recovered from rubble of building collapse in London, Ont.

Colin Perkel – THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 14, 2020

TORONTO – Workers sifting through the rubble of a partially collapsed building in London, Ont., recovered the body of a second victim, city officials said on Sunday of the construction mishap that also killed the father of an infant.The…

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Preventing the collapse of partially-constructed new homes

Body of second worker recovered from rubble of building collapse in London, Ont.