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City of San Antonio demolishes Southtown building deemed immediate hazard

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A building with a partial collapse in the Southtown area is now fully torn down after it was deemed an immediate hazard by the City of San Antonio.

Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court's last decisions of this term are coming on Monday

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The Supreme Court will issue the final opinions of its terms on Monday.

Building collapses during early morning fire near downtown, officials say

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A building near downtown collapsed after a fire broke out early Sunday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

Many feared dead after Florida beachfront condo collapses

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Authorities say nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after part of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed in a town outside Miami.

The ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’ comes down 2 weeks after it was set to implode

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DALLAS – (CNN) -- The "Leaning Tower of Dallas" is leaning no longer. The 11-story building fell on Monday, a week after demolition crews took a wrecking ball to it. The former Affiliated Computer Services tower core shaft remains standing on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020 in Dallas. (Juan Figueroa/The Dallas Morning News via AP) (© 2020 Juan Figueroa / The Dallas Morning News)But before that could happen, people flocked to snap selfies and commemorate the oddity. Then came the wrecking ball.

2 killed in building explosion that shook Houston, police chief says

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HOUSTON – At least two people are confirmed dead following an explosion that shook Houston Friday morning. The explosion occurred around 4:20 a.m. Friday at Watson Valve Services in the 4500 block of South Gessner Road near the Westpark Tollway, Houston officials said. Authorities don’t believe the explosion was intentional though a criminal investigation is underway, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said. A chemical called polypropylene is burning due to the explosion, officials said, but it is not a hazard to air quality. Acevedo said after the explosion, officers went house to house to check on residents.

Crews working to rebuild after massive fire destroys Marktplatz building in New Braunfels

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NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – Crews are working to clean up the Marktplatz building at the Wurstfest grounds in New Braunfels less than two months after the structure was destroyed in a massive fire. The building went up in flames Nov. 15, just days after the 59th annual Wurstfest wrapped up. Marktplatz building a ‘total loss’ after fire at Wurstfest grounds in New Braunfels, official saysRegular attendees are hopeful the space will be up and running in time for the 60th annual Wurstfest. This year’s celebration, which kicks off Nov. 6, will commemorate the 175th anniversary of the founding of New Braunfels. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.