Ch 22 pg 543

In 1910, a warehouse collapse in Chicago stockyards resulted in 23 fatalities.

In 1966, the collapse of a building on 23rd Street in New York City led to 12 deaths.

In 1972, a fire at the Vendome Hotel in Boston caused 9 fatalities.

In 1978, the roof collapse of a Waldbaums supermarket in Brooklyn resulted in 6 deaths.

In 1988, a collapse at a Ford dealership in Hackensack, NJ, led to 5 fatalities.

In 1968, a collapse at a Chevrolet dealership in Wichita, KS, caused 4 fatalities.

In 1991, a collapse of a two-story building in Brackenridge, PA resulted in 4 deaths.

During the World Trade Center attacks, 343 firefighters died.