This is the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, MN that recently collapsed.

Contributed by Steve.

A Wyland whale mural on the Milwaukee Courthouse Annex/Parking Garage getting torn down. Wyland is famous for painting life-sized whale murals in public places all over the world.

Contributed by Chase Dammtor.

Here’s a very interesting moment caught in time - a house fire in Richardson, Texas. By clicking around the different directional views you can see not only the different stages of the fire, but also what the home looked like before this terrible event occured.

Before the fire

Stages of Fire

After the fire

Contributed by Andy VanGuilder.

We were just deciding what to post today when we saw this news story that the Georgetown branch of the D.C. Public Library is on fire. Here’s a bird’s eye view of the library location.

Update: Photos of saved artwork on sidewalk with exterior of building behind

Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August79 AD.

The volcano buried Pompeii under many meters of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is a main tourist attraction of Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [wikipedia]

Contributed by Kevin.

Here you can see a group of fire fighters and four fire engines at a brush fire on Camp Pendleton, CA.

Contributed by Parabellum.

Here is a 747 crash scene from the set of War of the Worlds at Universal Studios in Universal City, CA.

Contributed by Pdunn.

JFK Hangar 17, where selected remnants of World Trade Center debris are being stored until a permanent memorial is built. The hangar house fire trucks, bikes, building structure, subway cars and other pieces. Debris is also visible outside the Hangar in the lower left.
View a great MSNBC news story on the hangar or view this slideshow for more.

Contributed by Steve.