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Date | 25 January 2012 |
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Time | 8:33PM |
Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°54′30.42″S 43°10′36.89″W / 22.9084500°S 43.1769139°W |
Also known as | Vieira Fazenda office block collapse |
Cause | Illegal Renovations |
Deaths | 17 |
The January 25, 2012 Vieira Fazenda office block collapse involved the progressive collapse of 3 commercial office buildings, split by R. Vieira Fazenda street in the municipality of Praça Floriano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The three buildings involved were (from west to east): Building 1 (a 22-story [1] building located at Av. Alm. Barroso, 6 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20031-000, Brazil), Building 2 (a 23-story [2] building located at Av. Alm. Barroso, 22 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20031-000, Brazil) and Building 3 (a 6-story [3] building located at Av. Rio Branco, 180 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20040-003, Brazil).
At 8:33 PM, [4] the 23-story Building 2, began collapsing in the eastward direction towards the 6-story Building 3, which was located on the opposite side of R. Vieira Fazenda street. Building 2 was structurally connected to the adjoining 22-story Building 1, which caused it to pull Building 1 laterally eastward during its collapse. This extreme lateral shift caused the failure of enough support columns to result in the collapse of Building 1. As Building 2 continued its collapse in the eastward direction, its debris crashed through the roof and western load bearing wall of the 6-story Building 3, causing it to collapse as well.
A total of 17 people were killed in the disaster. The initial collapse of the 23-story Building 2, was due to structural failure. Regulators said that any construction done violated local building codes as there were no construction permits on file for the building. [5]
By January 31, 2012, Rio officials proposed the creation of new regulations, including periodic reports on building's structural conditions, and more rigorous enforcement of the current regulations. [6]
![]() | This article needs to be updated.(June 2012) |
Date | 25 January 2012 |
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Time | 8:33PM |
Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Coordinates | 22°54′30.42″S 43°10′36.89″W / 22.9084500°S 43.1769139°W |
Also known as | Vieira Fazenda office block collapse |
Cause | Illegal Renovations |
Deaths | 17 |
The January 25, 2012 Vieira Fazenda office block collapse involved the progressive collapse of 3 commercial office buildings, split by R. Vieira Fazenda street in the municipality of Praça Floriano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The three buildings involved were (from west to east): Building 1 (a 22-story [1] building located at Av. Alm. Barroso, 6 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20031-000, Brazil), Building 2 (a 23-story [2] building located at Av. Alm. Barroso, 22 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20031-000, Brazil) and Building 3 (a 6-story [3] building located at Av. Rio Branco, 180 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20040-003, Brazil).
At 8:33 PM, [4] the 23-story Building 2, began collapsing in the eastward direction towards the 6-story Building 3, which was located on the opposite side of R. Vieira Fazenda street. Building 2 was structurally connected to the adjoining 22-story Building 1, which caused it to pull Building 1 laterally eastward during its collapse. This extreme lateral shift caused the failure of enough support columns to result in the collapse of Building 1. As Building 2 continued its collapse in the eastward direction, its debris crashed through the roof and western load bearing wall of the 6-story Building 3, causing it to collapse as well.
A total of 17 people were killed in the disaster. The initial collapse of the 23-story Building 2, was due to structural failure. Regulators said that any construction done violated local building codes as there were no construction permits on file for the building. [5]
By January 31, 2012, Rio officials proposed the creation of new regulations, including periodic reports on building's structural conditions, and more rigorous enforcement of the current regulations. [6]