Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

When

17 Jul 1981

Kind

Event

Coordinates

39.09° N, 94.58° W

Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Hyatt Regency walkway collapse.

Hyatt Regency walkway collapse: Two skywalks filled with people at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, collapse into a crowded atrium lobby, killing 114.

1981 structural collapse in Kansas City, Missouri

On July 17, 1981, two overhead walkways in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed, killing 114 people and injuring 216. Loaded with partygoers, the concrete and glass platforms crashed onto a tea dance in the lobby. The collapse resulted in billions of dollars of insurance claims, legal investigations, and city government reforms.

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