Événement

Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

17 juil. 1981 · 39.09° N, 94.58° W

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17 juil. 1981
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Événement
Coordonnées
39.09° N, 94.58° W

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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.

Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

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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