No injuries as another concrete awning collapses
SOON after a concrete awning at a row of four shophouses collapsed over the weekend this morning (June 23) another one crashed down on Dinso road in Bangkok’s old town zone but fortunately there were no injuries, Amarin TV said this afternoon. The Facebook page of FM91 Trafficpro said their radio station had received […]
Read MoreBMA orders citywide inspection of old buildings after concrete awning collapsed
THE Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (June 22) ordered citywide inspection of old buildings after the concrete awning of four shophouses near Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan on Rama IV Road collapsed over the weekend seriously injuring one man who later died at the hospital, TV Channel 7 said this evening. Mr. Narong Ruangsri, BMA’s […]
Read MoreCracked concrete led to awning at row of shophouses collapsing
THE Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) said the awning at three to four shophouses near Wat Traimit Witthayaram Worawihan temple on Rama IV road had collapsed yesterday (June 20) because the concrete had cracked and the steel deteriorated leaving the structure unable to withstand the pressure, PPTVHD36 said this evening (June 21). Mr. Itthipol […]
Read MoreConcrete awning collapses, alley closed
A LARGE awning made of concrete collapsed at the entrance of an alley in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district this afternoon (Oct. 1) but fortunately there were no casualties. The district office’s Facebook page posted photos and a message that their chief, Mr. Koson Singhanat, together with teams from Phu Khao Thong fire and rescue […]
Read MoreCondo’s concrete awning collapses in Srinakarin area
RESIDENTS of a nine-storey condominium off Srinakarin road near Seacon Square scurried for safety at 5.30 a.m. this morning (Sept. 14, 2020) after a 21.5-metre-long concrete awning affixed between the ground and first floors suddenly collapsed but fortunately there were no injuries, Thai Rath newspaper reported. Sukhumvit fire and rescue staff, rescuers from Po Tek […]
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