Hyatt Regency Roof Collapse

When implementing an innovative design or perfecting some new technology setbacks are the price of progress.

Hyatt regency roof collapse.

The disaster at the hyatt was the deadliest structural collapse in american history until the world trade center collapsed on 9 11. However this is not one of those stories. The hotel had a 40 storey hotel tower and conference facilities. In the summer of 1981 the hyatt regency hotel in kansas city missouri hosted a large party in the multi story atrium area.

During the event suspended walkways on the second and fourth floors collapsed killing more than 100 people and injuring over 200 more. On july 17 1981 two walkways collapsed at the hyatt regency kansas city hotel in kansas city missouri united states one directly above the other. Connections supporting rods from the ceiling that held up the second and fourth floor walkways across the atrium of the hyatt regency hotel collapse killing 114 and injuring in excess of 200 others. Three walkways connected the hotel to the conference facilities.

In some cases a degree of failure is expected. The hyatt regency hotel walkway collapse of 1981 is one of the most noted engineering failures in the country. At the time the accident was the worst structural failure in u s. July 17 1981 was the night the skywalks fell at the hyatt regency hotel 38 years ago.