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Oopsies! New Retaining Wall Put Up in Sepulveda Pass Is Collapsing

Oopsies! New Retaining Wall Put Up in Sepulveda Pass Is Collapsing

One of 18 new retaining walls installed in the Sepulveda Pass as part of the ongoing 405 Freeway improvement project has begun to collapse. The wall began to buckle last week during the strong windstorm, say area residents, according to MyFoxLA. more ›

Jet Bridge Collapse at LAX Injures Captain and Passenger

Jet Bridge Collapse at LAX Injures Captain and Passenger

Flying American Airlines via LAX? Watch your step. Officials are currently investigating a jet bridge collapse that occurred on Wednesday evening around 6:50pm, injuring both the captain and a passenger of Flight 557. more ›

Indoor Avalanche At The Metrodome [Roof Collapse Video]

Indoor Avalanche At The Metrodome [Roof Collapse Video]

Watch it again for the first time. It's beautiful, like an excessive detail in a Hollywood end-of-the-world cutaway sequence. Nature wins! Does this mean the Vikings are on their way to Los Angeles? Their lease is up on the roofless Metrodome next year, so... more ›

Bill Nye, the Science Guy, Collapses During Talk at USC

Bill Nye, the Science Guy, Collapses During Talk at USC

Bill Nye, known as "The Science Guy," gave his audience a scare yesterday during a lecture at USC, according to LA Now. While appearing in front of an audience of hundreds, Nye, 54, collapsed mid-sentence while walking towards the podium. more ›

Updated: Man Collapses on Field at Dodger Stadium

Updated: Man Collapses on Field at Dodger Stadium

Don Hawkins, a group leader for the Mormon Community Night held at Dodger Stadium tonight, collapsed from an apparent heart attack near the third-base coach's box just outside the Dodgers' dugout just after 6:00 pm. He was attended by the Dodgers' medical staff administering CPR before two ambulances arrived on the field. Hawkins was taken by ambulance at 6:35 pm, 35 minutes before first pitch of the Dodgers' game against the San Diego Padres. more ›

Apartment Building Collapses, but Everyone is Okay

Apartment Building Collapses, but Everyone is Okay

Fire officials have no idea what caused the front of a Harvard Heights apartment building to collapse last night shortly before 11 p.m., but it is believed that the building's age and construction may have been a contributing factor. Twenty to thirty people were inside, but only one woman was injured with non-life threatening wounds. Another 20-year-old man was trapped in the rubble, but after being rescued by firefighters, he refused to go the hospital. The four affected units and the other eight were evacuated until the structure would be cleared. more ›

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