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The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse 1981; The Begining of Urban Heavy Rescue

The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Collapse 1981; The Begining of Urban Heavy Rescue

The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse July 1981 On July 17, 1981 a suspended walkway collapsed in The Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 114 people and injuring 216 others during a tea dance. At the time, it was the deadliest structural collapse in U.S. history. This event and a subsequent series of other […]