As a construction project manager, this is my nightmare "Three dead in building collapse..."

[Faithless]

3 dead after concrete stairwell collapses inside 15-story west Houston building

An interior stairwell inside the 15-story building near I-10 and Beltway 8 collapsed without warning, killing three and injuring another.

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Watch live: Three dead, one injured in west Houston building collapse
The building near I-10 and Beltway 8 is slated to be Marathon Oil's new headquarters.

HOUSTON — A building collapse in west Houston Monday left three people dead and another person injured.

The injured victim was rescued and taken to a nearby hospital, according to the Houston Fire Department. Their condition is unknown at this time.

All 240 construction workers have now been accounted for.



The 15-story building is under construction near the intersection of Interstate 10 and the Beltway.

According to HFD, the building's stairwell collapsed. Inspectors said the building itself is not in danger of collapsing, but they are worried about a secondary collapse in the stairwell.

The high-rise at in the 990 block of Town and Country Boulevard is slated to be Marathon Oil's new headquarters in 2021.

We have a crew at the scene gathering more details.



This is a developing story. Check back for any updates. Download the KHOU 11 News app and enable alerts to receive instant notifications on this breaking story.

 

[turbo35]

A crane fell on the new Google building here last year and killed a couple guys iirc

Shitty

 

[Faithless]

A crane fell on the new Google building here last year and killed a couple guys iirc

Shitty

Remember all those cranes in Mecca that collapsed in a windstorm? That shit was awful.

 

[FutureMan]

As not a construction project manager, I say lemme see ur boobs

 

[amalgamas]

Had something like this happen to me and I'm not even in construction.

I was having a bunch of work done installing brand new video conferencing hardware installed in a large conference room and one of the installers was not being safe while installing a 98" screen, fell off of a ladder, and managed to break his neck. Dude might never walk again.

 

[phat🐄]

As not a construction project manager, I say lemme see ur boobs

This is someone’s mother ! (Which makes it better because fertility and nature etc etc etc )

 

[FutureMan]

This is someone’s mother !

I wish I was that baby

 

[Sir Vic Smasher]

Let’s construct a life together

 

[Sir Vic Smasher]

But seriously, this is sad. Did they ever manage to get the dead guys out in the N.O. collapse?

 

[mollywhop]

This is someone’s mother ! (Which makes it better because fertility and nature etc etc etc )

 

[Harry Caray]

Yay!! GO BIG OIL!!

slated to be Marathon Oil's new headquarters.

Stupid fucking Texans can't even build a building right yet bitch at Elon for every little thing he does...

Try making something the size of the Giga plant

 

[ObeyTheNoodle]

As someone who goes into buildings, this is also a fear of mine.

 

[Faithless]

There was another building out west that had a tilt wall panel fall over, thankfully no one was hurt.

 

[Sir Vic Smasher]

There was another building out west that had a tit wall panel fall over, thankfully no one was hurt.

lol, you said tit

 

[T_Dawgg]

Buildings aren't the only thing you erect @Faithless LMAO

 

[Zach]

A lot of contractors precast their stairs. I've seen some absurdly heavy designs for them. Scary sutff

 

[DrewDown]

There was another building out west that had a tit wall panel fall over, thankfully no one was hurt.

Show us your tit walls

 

[DrewDown]

Please

 

[bubbaZR2]

She gets things erected.

 

[FutureMan]

Show us your tit walls

 

[Faithless]

god dammit

 

[T_Dawgg]

^ He said please, it would be rude not to now.

 

[Leonard Washington]

Yay!! GO BIG OIL!!

Stupid fucking Texans can't even build a building right yet bitch at Elon for every little thing he does...

Try making something the size of the Giga plant

remember the time you got absolutely humiliated when you tried to school @brackac on helicopters with your only experience being RC ones?


OT remembers.

 

[Wolf]

Had something like this happen to me and I'm not even in construction.

I was having a bunch of work done installing brand new video conferencing hardware installed in a large conference room and one of the installers was not being safe while installing a 98" screen, fell off of a ladder, and managed to break his neck. Dude might never walk again.

Seeing stuff like this makes you realize how fragile we are and how quickly we can go from living to dead.

Not even risky activities or living in dangerous areas, etc... just random occurrence, and poof.

 

[Wolf]

god dammit

This thread has become pretty cringe.