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Tel Aviv Building That Collapsed Was Cleared by Engineer Two Years Ago

A building collapsed on Nachalat Binyamin Street at the corner of Rothschild Boulevard in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning. The structure was unoccupied and undergoing renovations as part of a Tama 38 urban renewal project. Emergency services conducted extensive searches at the scene and confirmed that there were no injuries or trapped individuals.

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What happened

01A building collapsed at the intersection of Nachalat Binyamin Street and Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning.
02Emergency services confirmed there were no injuries or trapped individuals following the collapse.
03Five construction workers who were inside the building evacuated safely before the structure collapsed.
04The building was unoccupied and undergoing a Tama 38 urban renewal project to add five new apartments.
05According to TheMarker, the developer is Shlomi Tahon Horie Investments, and an engineer had cleared the building in 2024.
06Nearby business owners and residents initially feared a terrorist attack due to the loud noise and heavy dust.
07Fire and rescue teams and Magen David Adom emergency services were dispatched to conduct searches and clear debris.

The building, which contained five apartments and two ground-floor shops, was under construction to add two and a half floors and five new apartments. Five workers who were inside the structure managed to evacuate safely before the collapse. According to TheMarker, the developer is Shlomi Tahon Horie Investments, and the building had been inspected and cleared by an engineer in 2024 after previous defects were repaired.

The sudden collapse caused widespread panic in the busy area, with nearby business owners reporting a very loud boom and a massive cloud of dust and smoke. Many initially feared a terrorist attack before realizing the building had collapsed. Fire and rescue teams, along with Magen David Adom, dispatched forces to the scene to secure the area and clear the debris.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 13:48

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