How many people were killed by Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri on July 17, 1981?
Joseph Waeckerle Joseph F. Waeckerle is an American physician specializing in Emergency and Sports medicine. He is best known to the public for directing the search and rescue efforts at the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri on July 17, 1981. He is currently Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine and Editor Emeritus of "Annals of Emergency Medicine". He previously served as Chief Medical Officer for the Office of Homeland Security, State of Missouri and Medical Officer for the Kansas City Division of the FBI.
Via Canosa in Barletta building collapse The Via Canosa 7 building collapse was a deadly accident which occurred in Barletta, Italy on September 16, 1959. 58 people were killed and 12 injured in the structural collapse of a five-story housing complex just one year old.