Why Was This the Only High-Rise in Bangkok to Topple After the Quake?
Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.
Massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Thailand, Burma, collapsing buildings and killing more than 1,000
A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake has caused buildings to collapse in Thailand and Burma, leaving more than 1,000 dead ...
In Bangkok, Looking at High-Rises With a New Sense of Dread
Buildings are rising all over the city, emblems of economic growth. But an earthquake that sent one crashing to the ground ...
Inspection of damaged buildings underway in Bangkok after Myanmar quake
Officials in Bangkok, Thailand, are inspecting buildings in response to more than 10,000 reports of damaged structures ...
Bangkok reviewing construction safety rules after high-rise building's collapse during earthquake
Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed ...
Hundreds trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings as Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 1,600
A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with ...
Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake
Anxious loved ones waited outside a twisted mass of metal and concrete in the heart of Thailand’s capital on Saturday as ...
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Bangkok earthquake horror as 8.2 magnitude tremor brings down entire building in shocking footage
The greater Bangkok area is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high-rise apartments. Alarms went off ...
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7.7 quake rocks Thailand, Myanmar, toppling buildings and forcing thousands to flee
At least three dead at collapsed high-rise construction site in Bangkok; three killed at partially destroyed mosque in ...
Bangkok earthquake horror as 8.2 magnitude tremor brings down entire building in shock footage
Pedestrians were seen running for their lives after a building that was under construction is razed to the ground in the Thai ...
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Bangkok reviewing construction safety rules after high-rise building’s collapse during earthquake
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Monday ... and millions of people to flee homes and apartment buildings. Many people waited for hours outside in blazing heat to see if their homes and ...