Hyatt Regency walkway collapse - Wikipedia
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.
Wednesday marks 43 years since the Hyatt Skywalk collapse - KMBC …
Jul 17, 2024 · today marks a dark day in kansas city history. 43 years ago, two skywalks collapsed inside the hyatt regency hotel at crown center, and it happened at the worst possible time, right in the...
Hyatt Regency Collapse Remains Among The Deadliest In U.S. History - NPR
Jul 17, 2021 · They were among the 114 people who were killed at the Hyatt Regency that night when two elevated walkways broke free from their support rods and collapsed onto the crowd below, injuring more...
Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse: 40 years later - KSHB 41 Kansas …
Jul 16, 2021 · A fault in the altered design of skywalk bridges inside the Hyatt Regency hotel brought them crashing down on a crowd below on July 17, 1981, killing 114 people and injuring hundreds more.
New book details ‘Untold Story’ of 1981 Hyatt Skywalk collapse
Mar 4, 2023 · — A former Kansas City Public Library historian is bringing forth papers he’s uncovered related to the 1981 Hyatt Skywalk collapse. The new book, based on an attorney’s claims, say the Crown...
New book tells the untold story tied to Kansas City's 1981 Hyatt ...
Mar 1, 2023 · An unidentified man walks through the scattered wreckage in the lobby of Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Hotel on Sunday, July 19, 1981. Two catwalks spanning the lobby crashed onto a crowded...
Doctor, survivor share memories of Hyatt skywalk collapse
Jul 16, 2021 · Joe Waeckerle was one of the first emergency medical responders on the scene of the Hyatt Regency skywalk collapse. Forty years later, he and a survivor of the disaster recount that night.
Remembering the Hyatt Skywalk collapse: Survivors, journalists ... - KCTV
Jul 17, 2022 · During a dance at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in 1981, a skywalk came crashing down on the crowd below, killing 114 people and wounding more than 200 others. Mark McGonigle remembers attending the...
The Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse: Kansas City's Darkest Day
Jul 13, 2023 · Discover the haunting story of the Hyatt Regency Walkway Collapse in Kansas City on July 17, 1981. Uncover the background, causes, collapse, investigation, and aftermath of this tragic event that claimed 114 lives and left a lasting impact on the city.
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse: 40 years ago today one of …
On 17 July, 1981, two walkways collapsed at the the Hyatt Regency hotel in Kansas City, Missouri. The concrete and glass platforms, packed with revelers, gave way on to more than 300 people...