As of 2026-10-12, 2013 Savar building collapse tops the list with 1,135 deaths.
- #1 2013 Savar building collapse — 1,135 deaths
industrial building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh
The Rana Plaza collapse occurred on 24 April 2013 in Savar Upazila, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, when the nine-story Rana Plaza commercial building collapsed due to a structural failure. The search for survivors lasted for 19 days and ended on 13 May 2013, with a confirmed death toll of 1,134. Approximately 2,500 injured people were rescued from the building. It is considered to be one of the deadliest structural failures in modern human history, as well as the deadliest garment-factory disaster in... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Sampoong Department Store collapse — 502 deaths
June 29 1995 South Korean building collapse disaster
On June 29, 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seocho District, Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to a structural failure. The collapse killed 502 people and injured 937, making it the largest peacetime disaster in South Korean history. It was the deadliest non-deliberate modern building collapse until the 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 1999 Russian apartment bombings — 307 deaths
series of explosions
In September 1999, a series of explosions hit four apartment blocks in the Russian cities of Buynaksk, Moscow, and Volgodonsk, killing more than 300, injuring more than 1,000, and spreading a wave of fear across the country. The bombings, together with the 1999 war of Dagestan, triggered the Second Chechen War. The handling of the crisis by Vladimir Putin, who was prime minister at the time, boosted his popularity greatly and helped him attain the presidency within a few months. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Jet Set nightclub roof collapse — 236 deaths
2025 structural failure in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
On 8 April 2025, the roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic collapsed during a live performance by merengue musician Rubby Pérez. The structural failure occurred at approximately 12:44 a.m. AST, resulting in 236 fatalities and more than 180 injuries. There were approximately 515 people in the club at the time of the collapse. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Kashirskoye Highway bombing — 124 deaths
1999 explosion in Moscow
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- #7 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse — 114 deaths
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. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Mecca crane collapse — 111 deaths
disaster which occurred on 11 September 2015
A crawler crane collapsed over the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, around 5:10 p.m. on 11 September 2015, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage. The collapse has been cited as the deadliest crane collapse in history, with the previous most deadly incident being the collapse of a construction crane in New York City in 2008, killing seven people. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Guryanova Street bombing — 100 deaths
1999 explosion in Moscow
source Wikidata - #10 Surfside condominium collapse — 98 deaths
2021 building collapse in Surfside, Florida, USA
On June 24, 2021, at approximately 1:22 a.m. EDT, Champlain Towers South, a 12-story beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, United States, partially collapsed, causing the deaths of 98 people. Four people were rescued from the rubble, but one of them died of injuries shortly after arriving at the hospital. Eleven others were injured. Approximately 35 were rescued the same day from the intact portion of the building, which was demolished ten days later. Read more on Wikipedia.
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