Video: Shopper in lucky escape as ceiling collapses during storm at Bangkok shopping center

[tandor]

7 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

This very well known west gate shopping mall should have a word with their construction company over quality of their work...

 

Very good to hear nobody got hurt.

...surprising to see the coffee spot was strong enough to take that force...wow!

[Burma Bill]

"rain drops keep falling on my head....."

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

I understand the fear of defamation suits in Thailand, but when it is a factual report like this, why is there a reluctance to name the mall?

 

You answered your own question.

[Suradit69]

5 hours ago, MaxLee said:

Must have been construction materials made in China

Or from UK

 

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Apollo Theatre: Ceiling collapses during show in London. Seventy-six people have been injured, seven seriously, after part of a ceiling in London's Apollo Theatre collapsed during a show, police say. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-25458009

 

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Kensington and Chelsea London borough council built Grenfell Tower in 1974.

In May 2017, an £8.6million refurbishment was completed by Rydon Construction, as part of a wider transformation of the estate.

Work included new exterior cladding, replacement windows and a communal heating system.

The blaze was not brought under control until 1.14am on Thursday, June 15, some 24 hours after it started.

Police later confirmed 72 people died in the fire ...

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3805218/grenfell-tower-fire-cause-cladding-doors-start/

 

[Chazar]

7 hours ago, CelticBhoy said:

I've noticed prices are going through the roof these days  . . . ????

Eventually they always come down to earth though

[Nyezhov]

Wow. Thats pretty gnarly! O well, the element of danger adds spice to an otherwise mundane shopping trip.

[SuwadeeS]

Today, I passed some labors, who work on the new MRT.

If you would have seen them, you will never use the MRT again.

[KhunBENQ]

3 hours ago, balo said:

Just a miracle nobody died .

The miracle was that before the roof collapsed a big downpour/waterfall started.

So I guess all rushed away to not get wet and in the end not being killed.

Also the reason why someone pointed his smartphone to the roof.

The youtube version of the video shows it much clearer.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgX9yd_h08

 

Edited September 19, 2019 by KhunBENQ

[bizwizard]

Usually when you have a roof collapse with a waterfall, it's because the drainage provisions haven't been maintained. The water accumulates since it can't go where it was designed to discharge. Water is heavy, and roofs are designed for only so much load. When the weight of water exceeded the design capacity of the roof, voila!

Edited September 19, 2019 by bizwizard
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[Ctkong]

38 minutes ago, bizwizard said:

Usually when you have a roof collapse with a waterfall, it's because the drainage provisions haven't been maintained. The water accumulates since it can't go where it was designed to discharge. Water is heavy, and roofs are designed for only so much load. When the weight of water exceeded the design capacity of the roof, voila!

There had been some very strong wind accompanying the rain recently . Gale force strength which I think thailand construction did not cater for. Thailand is not in the corridor of hurricanes or typhoons so did not cater for the eventuality. Same as the building construction in Malaysia where some of the buildings had their roof blown away in some freak storm. The ceiling tiles collapsing followed by the indoor waterfall can be dued to the roofing sheets being blown away in the storm. 

[emptypockets]

11 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Normal Thai building standards apply here.  Can't wait for a serious Earthquake because well over half of Bangkok will fall apart in minutes !

You get off on death and destruction? 

Sick post my man.

[ylmiri]

12 hours ago, CelticBhoy said:

I've noticed prices are going through the roof these days  . . . ????

This sort of news made me wonder are the Viagra safe to use in Thailand? I am worried it will go up and wouldn't come down.

  Honestly I heard of a case in China the man had to go to hospital an doctor drain the blood away from the penis.

I haven't bought any viagra in Thailand anyone has bad experience, please no joke. If I buy them from pharmacy it would be safe right?

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

This very well known west gate shopping mall should have a word with their construction company over quality of their work...

 

Very good to hear nobody got hurt.

Or a word with the maintenance staff after the handover of the completed building?

The roof is always the last thing or even never checked in later life!

[TradeofJacks]

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  20 hours ago, CelticBhoy said:

I've noticed prices are going through the roof these days  . . . 

This sort of news made me wonder are the Viagra safe to use in Thailand? I am worried it will go up and wouldn't come down.

  Honestly I heard of a case in China the man had to go to hospital an doctor drain the blood away from the penis.

I haven't bought any viagra in Thailand anyone has bad experience, please no joke. If I buy them from pharmacy it would be safe right?

 

Safe as Houses ... of course that would be the houses without a roof !!!!! 

[fruitman]

On 9/19/2019 at 6:49 AM, RotMahKid said:

That's not the problem, but who attached them?

It's just a hanging ceiling....it got wet and soft and fell down....

 

The guilty one made the roof, i bet the slope wasn't right or a drainpipe got jammed.

[bristolgeoff]

roof caved in, when was it finished the building.typical thai work or materials cheap.don,t expect that to happen but this is  thailand

[radiochaser]

A little off topic. 

I used to work in an 8 story office building.  I think my office was the only tenents allowed up on the roof.  We had communications equipment up there. 

One day I found a large bubble of water underneath the rubber sheet that was supposed to prevent water from getting inside the roof.  

 

I reported it to the administration office.  Later when I asked one of the maintenance guys about it.   I was told that they did not know about the water bubble until I reported it and there was hundreds of gallons of water under the rubber sheet.  

 

[tifino]

2 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

A little off topic. 

I used to work in an 8 story office building.  I think my office was the only tenents allowed up on the roof.  We had communications equipment up there. 

One day I found a large bubble of water underneath the rubber sheet that was supposed to prevent water from getting inside the roof.  

 

I reported it to the administration office.  Later when I asked one of the maintenance guys about it.   I was told that they did not know about the water bubble until I reported it and there was hundreds of gallons of water under the rubber sheet.  

 

new solar heated reserves! 

 - ready for harvest

[Jonmarleesco]

On 9/19/2019 at 11:44 AM, MaxLee said:

Must have been construction materials made in China

More likely construction know-how ???? in LoS!

[gk10002000]

On 9/18/2019 at 11:38 PM, paulbrow said:

Wonder if they have ever heard of Prevenative Maintenance rather than Reactive Maintenance,,, guess not or else this never would have happened.

They do not have the word Preventative in their vocabulary when it comes to machines or devices.  but they do understand the concept when they take deposits for Foreigners in hotel bookings to "prevent" them from leaving without paying bills