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(57,612 posts) Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:22 PM Feb 2019

Update! Several floors of university building collapse in St. Petersburg

Source: AP/Twitter

Several floors of university building collapse in St. Petersburg
World news 17 minutes ago

Several people are feared trapped after floors inside ITMO University in St. Petersburg, Russia, collapsed on Saturday.

Photos at link. Will update as details become known.

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Russian Emergency employees work at the scene of the collapse building of the Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Russian emergency authorities say several floors of a university building in Russia’s second-largest city have collapsed. There was no immediate information on casualties. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian emergency authorities say part of the roof and several floors of a university building in Russia’s second-largest city have collapsed, but there were no immediate indications of casualties.

The Emergencies Ministry said the collapse Saturday afternoon at the Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics took place as construction work was underway.

About two hours after the collapse, Russian news agencies cited the ministry as saying no bodies had been found in the rubble and there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Russian media said about 80 people were evacuated from the building.

The school, known as ITMO University, is one of Russia’s national research universities.

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Update! Several floors of university building collapse in St. Petersburg (Original Post) marble falls Feb 2019 OP

That video is horrifying. sheshe2 Feb 2019 #1

There's been a rash of building collapse in Europe. Looks like infrastructure is critical ... marble falls Feb 2019 #2

Infrastructure in Russia has always been substandard yardwork Feb 2019 #9

And we're gonna let the Russians build our damn wall?? oldsoftie Feb 2019 #3

If someones gotta build it .... why not? marble falls Feb 2019 #5

OMG!!!! My favorite has to be the power panel INSIDE the shower! oldsoftie Feb 2019 #11

There's websites devoted to Sochi. But that's the deadly one. almost as bad as all the open manholes marble falls Feb 2019 #12

Watch them blame the US or Europe. n/t MicaelS Feb 2019 #4

... jpak Feb 2019 #14

A shame it wasn't the Internet Research Agency....... lastlib Feb 2019 #6

What makes you think it wasn't? Ford_Prefect Feb 2019 #8

Corruption leads to this kind of shit. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #7

Corruption and lax building regulations groundloop Feb 2019 #13

Perhaps the money that should have been used to inspect and maintain that building not fooled Feb 2019 #15

No one dead or injured? ananda Feb 2019 #10

sheshe2

(84,089 posts)

1. That video is horrifying.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:27 PM

Feb 2019

marble falls

(57,612 posts)

2. There's been a rash of building collapse in Europe. Looks like infrastructure is critical ...

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:30 PM

Feb 2019

in the so-called advanced world.

yardwork

(61,813 posts)

9. Infrastructure in Russia has always been substandard

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 03:14 PM

Feb 2019

oldsoftie

(12,678 posts)

3. And we're gonna let the Russians build our damn wall??

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:35 PM

Feb 2019

marble falls

(57,612 posts)

5. If someones gotta build it .... why not?

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:58 PM

Feb 2019

Scochi athlete housing:

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What the hell could go wrong.

oldsoftie

(12,678 posts)

11. OMG!!!! My favorite has to be the power panel INSIDE the shower!

Reply to marble falls (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 04:42 PM

Feb 2019

marble falls

(57,612 posts)

12. There's websites devoted to Sochi. But that's the deadly one. almost as bad as all the open manholes

Reply to oldsoftie (Reply #11)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 04:51 PM

Feb 2019

all over the place.

MicaelS

(8,747 posts)

4. Watch them blame the US or Europe. n/t

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Sat Feb 16, 2019, 01:49 PM

Feb 2019

jpak

(41,761 posts)

14. ...

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Sat Feb 16, 2019, 05:26 PM

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lastlib

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6. A shame it wasn't the Internet Research Agency.......

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Sat Feb 16, 2019, 02:36 PM

Feb 2019

Ford_Prefect

(7,941 posts)

8. What makes you think it wasn't?

Reply to lastlib (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 03:01 PM

Feb 2019

Or that this collapse has a "benign" cause?

What were they building (or demolishing)? Given the kinds of evidence and individuals who have disappeared in the wake of revelations about Russian involvement in the 2016 election and beyond I would argue for more than a few grains of salt applied to this situation.

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The Emergencies Ministry said the collapse at the Saint Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics took place as construction work was underway. An investigation into criminal violation of construction safety has been opened.

St. Petersburg acting governor Alexander Beglov told journalists at the scene in the central city that 81 people were evacuated from the building.

“No victims, no injured,” he said.

He said about 20 of those evacuated were foreign students attending a weekend class.

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