Sentence examples for collapsed debris from inspiring English sources

When the tower collapsed, debris blasted the glass façade of the building and tore a 15-story gash in its face.

The collapsed debris deposited in the valley near the toe of the rockfall slope, dammed the valley, and formed a landslide dam lake.

When the North Tower collapsed, debris fell on the nearby 7 World Trade Center, damaging it and starting fires.

When the first 7 World Trade Center collapsed, debris caused substantial damage and contamination to the Borough of Manhattan Community College's Fiterman Hall building, located adjacent at 30 West Broadway, to the extent that the building was not salvageable.

As the structure caved in, two workers jumped to safety onto an adjoining structure, and a third hung suspended over the collapsed debris and managed to pull himself to safety, said James Leonard, Brooklyn borough commander for the Fire Department.

The travel distance of the collapsed debris in the deposit area was about 200 m, with an average slope angle of 21 degree.

There was a lot of dust from the collapsing debris, so we ran downstairs.

You're one of the lucky ones, far enough from the blast that you weren't hit by collapsing debris or a nasty flying shard of glass.

On 11 September 2001, planes crashed, buildings collapsed, and debris rained.

George Kierans, from Drogheda, and his wife were on the Qantas Boeing 747 which was flying from London to Melbourne when flooring gave way, part of the ceiling collapsed and debris flew into the first class cabin.

Elizabeth opened the back door of the building, as she was about to step in, the ceiling collapsed, flying debris grazed her nose which was the only injury sustained that day.