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Bhuleshwar Ganpati Idol Collapse: Two Lives Lost — When a Celebration’s Heavy Structure Becomes a Falling Hazard

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Case Study Building & Structural · Crowd & Public Safety · Jay Ambe Chowk, Bhuleshwar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · 22 August 2026

Bhuleshwar Ganpati Idol Collapse: Two Lives Lost — When a Celebration’s Heavy Structure Becomes a Falling Hazard

A large Ganpati idol collapsed during its arrival procession, killing two people and injuring five. Police began examining construction, welding and possible overhead obstruction…

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Kolkata Mirza Ghalib Street Hotel Fire, August 2026: 9 Deaths While Sleeping

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Case Study Crowd & Public Safety · Fire & Explosion · Mirza Ghalib Street, New Market, Kolkata, West Bengal, India · 19 August 2026

Kolkata Mirza Ghalib Street Hotel Fire, August 2026: 9 Deaths While Sleeping

A predawn fire in a five-storey building housing several hotels killed nine people, left 16 in hospital and led authorities to inspect nearby guesthouses…

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Case Study Crowd & Public Safety · Road & Transport · Approach road near Ashok Dham halt, Ashok Dham (Shri Indradamneshwar Mahadev) temple, Lakhisarai district, Bihar — area-level reporting; no surveyed spot · 2026-08-17

Ashok Dham Stampede, Lakhisarai: Seven Women Killed in Sawan Crush After Electric-Pole Rumour

A crowd crush near the Ashok Dham temple in Lakhisarai, Bihar, at about 6:40 a.m. on 17 August 2026, the third Monday of Sawan,…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · East 209th Street, between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place, Norwood, the Bronx, New York City, USA — street-level location only · 2026-08-05

Bronx Apartment Explosion, Norwood: Three Dead in Five-Alarm Fire; Cause Still Under Investigation

An explosion just before 12:30 p.m. on 5 August 2026 ripped through a five-storey, 27-flat apartment building on East 209th Street in Norwood, the…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Usha Mehta Marg, Purania area, Aliganj Sector-D, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. A three-storey building with a coaching and animation centre and a pet shop · 2026-06-22

Lucknow Aliganj Coaching Centre Fire, June 2026: 15 Dead, Chargesheet Filed, Cause Not Officially Established

A fire on 22 June 2026 in a three-storey building in Aliganj, Lucknow, that housed a coaching and animation centre killed 15 people, most…

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Case Study Building & Structural · Fire & Explosion · Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast, Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, opposite Max Hospital Saket, South Delhi — locality-level reporting; no surveyed building pin · 2026-06-03

Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire, Delhi, June 2026: 23 Deaths in a Guest House With One Exit

A fire that began in the ground-floor kitchen of the Flourish Stay bed-and-breakfast in Hauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, on the morning of 3 June…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Level crossing on Asok–Din Daeng Road near Makkasan Airport Rail Link station, Makkasan, Ratchathewi district, Bangkok, Thailand — road-level reporting; some reports say Huai Khwang district · 2026-05-16

Bangkok Level Crossing Crash: Eight Killed as Freight Train Hits Bus at Makkasan; Six Indicted

On 16 May 2026 a heavy SRT freight train hit a Route 206 city bus stuck on a gated level crossing near Makkasan station…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Trans-Sumatra Highway at Simpang Danau, Karang Jaya district, Musi Rawas Utara (North Musi Rawas) regency, South Sumatra, Indonesia — area-level reporting; no exact kilometre point published · 2026-05-06

North Musi Rawas Bus-Tanker Crash, Indonesia: 19 Killed as Bus and Fuel Tanker Collide and Burn; Two Company Directors Named Suspects

An ALS intercity bus and a fuel tanker crashed head-on and burnt out on the Trans-Sumatra Highway at Karang Jaya, North Musi Rawas, South…

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Case Study Fire & Explosion · Road & Transport · Near Rayavaram village, Markapur mandal, Markapuram district, Andhra Pradesh (reported as NH-565 near the Palakala quarry area) — village-level reporting; no verified crash-spot location · 2026-03-26

Markapuram Bus Fire: 14 Killed as Bus Hits Tipper Near Rayavaram; Owner and Unlicensed Driver Arrested

Early on 26 March 2026, a Harikrishna Travels sleeper bus from Jagtial, Telangana, hit a gravel-laden tipper near Rayavaram, Markapuram district, and caught fire…

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Seelampur Market Fire: Charging-Scooter Claim, Cause Still Unconfirmed

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Case Study Crowd & Public Safety · Fire & Explosion · Old Seelampur, northeast Delhi, India · 22 February 2026

Seelampur Market Fire: Charging-Scooter Claim, Cause Still Unconfirmed

A major fire spread through congested cloth-market premises. Some accounts blamed a charging scooter, but collected reporting said the official cause had not yet…

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