2015 Omsk building collapse
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 Location of Omsk Oblast in Russia | |
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| Date | 12 July 2015 |
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| Location | Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°53′03″N 73°29′57″E / 54.884082°N 73.499203°E |
| Deaths | 23 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 19 |
The 2015 Omsk building collapse occurred on 12 July 2015 at a military facility on the outskirts of Omsk, Russia. 23 soldiers died and another 19 were injured after a roof and walls of an army barracks building collapsed at the 242nd Training Centre of the Airborne Forces.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
According to an investigative committee, the collapse could likely be attributed to code violations during repairs that were made to the building over the two years preceding the incident.[7] It was believed that one of the building’s load-bearing external walls was weakened by these renovations, and that led to the collapse. The subcontractor carrying out the repairs, the RemEksStroy Company, had a history of doing repair and reconstruction work for the Russian armed forces, and a history of construction law violations.[8]
At the time of the incident, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the families of the soldiers killed in Omsk and promised to “keep monitoring” the situation.[6]
