BROOKLINE, Massachusetts

No one was injured when a building partially collapsed in Brookline, Massachusetts, the city's police department confirmed Sunday.

The building, located on Vernon St in Brookline, came down at around 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

The building was under construction when its second and third floors collapsed, and no one was inside at the time, McEachern said.

About a dozen people have been temporarily displaced due to the collapse.

Multiple cars near the back and sides of the building were damaged in the collapse. One vehicle near the building's side exterior was completely destroyed in the collapse.

Another building adjoined to the collapsed building also received structural damage to an unknown extent.

https://x.com/juli4n4yur1ko/status/1891171611585171492?s=46
https://www.wcvb.com/article/officials-investigating-partial-building-collapse-in-brookline-feb-16-2025/63809837

NYC, New York - MANHOLE FIRES (Feb 16)

Feb 16 11:57:32 AM EST Fire in Manhole - 86-11 Whitney Ave • Elmhurst, Queens

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NYC, New York - MANHOLE FIRES (Feb 15 & 16)

Feb 15 9:42:34 PM EST Report of Manhole Fire - 41-14 10th St • Astoria, Queens (vid 1)

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Feb 16 8:12:53 AM EST Manhole Fire - 57-72 Xenia St • Corona, Queens (vid 2)

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Feb 16 8:46:40 AM EST Transformer Explosion/Utility Pole on Fire - 139th Ave & Springfield Blvd • Rochdale, Queens (vid 3)

Firefighters are investigating a reported transformer explosion near the utility pole fire. Firefighters confirmed power is cut to the burning utility pole. Occupants are being evacuated due to high CO levels.

https://citizen.com/-OJE-hqYE7-OqUrzWWxo

Scientists warn that a far greater seismic threat is looming east of Greece. Istanbul, home to 16 million people, sits along a dangerous fault line where experts believe a mega-eq is long overdue.

Located at the junction of the Anatolian & Eurasian plates, the city is under constant geological strain.

Seismologist Naci Görür shares these concerns, warning that 100,000 buildings in Istanbul are at high risk of collapse in a major eq.

“Hundreds of thousands will die,” Görür told reporters, emphasizing that neither the local government nor residents seem to grasp the magnitude of the threat.

Geology professor Sükrü Ersoy warns that Istanbul is not prepared. Even with proper urban planning, the city’s dense population makes it difficult to mitigate damage.

The Turkish Urban Development Minister has also admitted that Istanbul’s infrastructure would struggle to withstand a powerful eq.

https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/02/hundreds-of-thousands-will-die-scientists-warn-of-a-mega-earthquake-threatening-europe/