Six believed crushed in Phuket building collapse

[webfact]

Six believed crushed in Phuket building collapse

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Rescue workers scramble to recover the construction workers from under the large concrete slab today (Nov21). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers are scrambling to recover construction labourers crushed under a slab of concrete in a building collapse on Thepkrasattri Rd near Home Pro, Thalang, early this afternoon.

 

Rescue workers believe that at least six people were under the large concrete slab when it fell down onto them at about 1:20pm today (Nov 21).

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/six-believed-crushed-in-phuket-building-collapse-73704.php#qyqg5PpXE85MHAKK.99

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-11-21

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[webfact]

Construction site collapse, kills 7, injures at least 2 in Phuket

By The Thaiger

 

 

PHOTOS: Newshawk Phuket

 

Seven people are now dead and at least 2 injured following the collapse of a petrol station construction site near the Home Pro building in Thepkasattri Road in Thalang, northern Phuket. The latest source of deaths and injuries comes from Thai Rath.

 

Construction labourers were stuck under an enormous slab of concrete early this afternoon at 12.50pm. At least five people were rushed to hospital immediately following the collapse. At least three were believed to have died on the construction site.

 

Efforts continued during the afternoon to recover more bodies as officials and police move in to assess the damage and start a full investigation into the avoidable tragedy.

 

Meanwhile, the Department of Labor Protection and Welfare in Phuket says they still investigating the Rawai collapse of a condo building under construction at the VIP Mercury Condominium project. In that incident one Burmese worker died. Eight other workers, mostly Burmese, were injured in that collapse.

 

The two incidents put severe doubt on the quality of the construction industry on a busy island clamouring for the completion of developments and infrastructure.

 

SOURCE: Newshawk Phuket

 

 

Source: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/construction-site-collapse-kills-7-injures-at-least-2-in-phuket

 

 

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[beechbum]

"The two incidents put severe doubt on the quality of the construction industry on a busy island"...

 

Find that hard to believe!!

[webfact]

Four dead, three yet to be recovered from Phuket building collapse

By The Phuket News

 

Four bodies have been recovered from the site, with three more Myanmar nationals believed to have been crushed by the huge concrete slab. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Rescue workers late this afternoon recovered the fourth body from the site of the petrol station that collapsed while under construction on Thepkrasattri Rd today (Nov 21).

 

At the scene, Thalang District Chief Adul Chuthong told The Phuket News that the concrete roof of the structure collapsed onto the workers underneath at about 1:20pm while they were taking their lunch break.

 

“It crushed them,” he said.

 

The four dead were identified as Jirachai Wonghajak, 35; Thaweerat Daetphan (no age given); Mrs Pornpimon Waewwong, 21, from Ubon Ratchathani; and Mr Krisana Kanbuth, 33, from Petchaburi.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/four-dead-three-yet-to-be-recovered-from-phuket-building-collapse-73707.php#EP2A7QXMqRHYovJf.99

 

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[legend49]

Typical Thai building construction no surprises here. RIP to the deceased.

[Snackbar]

Safety first

[bristolgeoff]

thai building standards no surprise,it happens often in thailand

[ChipButty]

11 minutes ago, Snackbar said:

Safety first

No, Money First safety last

[cardinalblue]

This will have no bearing on construction pace on Phuket....

 

typical reporting...4 dead 3 yet recovered...7 dead is the appropriate title...

 

10k And a wai to each family should suffice....

 

I wonder if OSHA will follow up?

[ChipButty]

16 minutes ago, cardinalblue said:

This will have no bearing on construction pace on Phuket....

 

typical reporting...4 dead 3 yet recovered...7 dead is the appropriate title...

 

10k And a wai to each family should suffice....

 

I wonder if OSHA will follow up?

I think you will find they got a lot more than that at the site in Rawai, 

[Colabamumbai]

Wait until there is an earthquake! 

[RichardColeman]

Feeling safe in your high-rise, Thai-built condo this morning ?

[hotchilli]

17 hours ago, webfact said:

The two incidents put severe doubt on the quality of the construction industry on a busy island clamouring for the completion of developments and infrastructure.

Cheap labour which is replaceable... immigrant construction workers hold no value in Thailand other than being able to do the <deleted> work no Thai wants to do!

[quadperfect]

1 hour ago, ChipButty said:

I think you will find they got a lot more than that at the site in Rawai, 

Yea i have a thai friend who was there. She said lots more dead. At the rawai. Its a cover up. 

[Truthhurts]

This will bring them out in their hordes.

Incompetence

Corruption by building and development moguls.

Police involvement

Etc etc

All sorts of reasons ( but little proof and lots of thai hatred ) why the expat x file aficionados will be salivating at another opportunity to malign their hosts

[zaZa9]

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Cheap labour which is replaceable... immigrant construction workers hold no value in Thailand other than being able to do the <deleted> work no Thai wants to do!

All Thai so far!

"The four dead were identified as Jirachai Wonghajak, 35; Thaweerat Daetphan (no age given); Mrs Pornpimon Waewwong, 21, from Ubon Ratchathani; and Mr Krisana Kanbuth, 33, from Petchaburi." Thais are returning to these jobs as rural businesses are winding down across the north..

 

[FarFlungFalang]

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

No, Money First safety last

When did safety make it onto the list?This must be a new thing!

[seajae]

this is what happens with no health and safety concerns/regulations, suspect framework supporting it as well more than likely. The workers & their families are the ones that suffer, the owners/builders are only worried about how much profit they can make and what corners they can cut to increase it which leeds to these accidents, lets hope they charge the people running the show and impose big fines but being Thailand I doubt it

[Orton Rd]

Surprised as it usually takes a few years for new houses here to start to fall to pieces, lets hope the workers families get some decent compensation and the culprits prosecuted for manslaughter, both doubtful.

[Yinn]

3 hours ago, legend49 said:

Typical Thai building construction no surprises here. RIP to the deceased.

Maybe copy from

the USA

https://abcnews.go.com/US/fiance-victim-trapped-inside-hard-rock-hotel-describes/story?id=66830033

 

or Europe

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/18/world/europe/france-bridge-collapse.html

 

or Australia 

 

https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/07/masc-n07.html

 

There was earthquake in Thailand yesterday. The ten million building all ok. 

 

 

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

 immigrant construction workers hold no value in Thailand other than being able to do the <deleted> work no Thai wants to do!

You imagine. Again.

The worker were Thai people. 

 

Just lie, and repeat and repeat. Then believe it.

Many thai work in construction. 

 

[unamazedloso]

I had many a faulty thing built in phuket when i lived there and not on purpose but it seemed that was the ony possible outcome. It aint the problem of the burmese workers o uch as they sorta know what they are doing all be it will little fear and they seem nice people for the most part also. The problem i saw was the thais organizing everything and skimping on anything and everything with profit the only consideration.

Feel sorry for one guy who bought one of the places i had extended. Aparantley just after a couple months the extension started to crack and crumble and had to be removed.

 

rip.

[Bob12345]

1 hour ago, quadperfect said:

Yea i have a thai friend who was there. She said lots more dead. At the rawai. Its a cover up. 

BS

 

Dont believe any thai trying to give you a scoop of interesting info. There is no cover up and it was not the CIA flying a plane into the building.

[kevin612]

Accidents do happen， RIP.

[Gandtee]

1 hour ago, Truthhurts said:

This will bring them out in their hordes.

Incompetence

Corruption by building and development moguls.

Police involvement

Etc etc

All sorts of reasons ( but little proof and lots of thai hatred ) why the expat x file aficionados will be salivating at another opportunity to malign their hosts

Maybe because as your title suggests, the truth hurts. The irony.????

[Tropicalevo]

Again, why just have a go at the Thai builders cutting corners and cheating on materials.

Every builder that I have seen or used here does the same. French, English, Israeli, Kiwi etc They all do the minimum (or even less) in order to maximise profit.

One French builder, building on a site near my place, used under-specced rebar on the columns of his own house. It started to lean. LOTS. He had to pull the whole thing down.

Even my son in law, who is a builder, does it. He happily tells me tales of the scams that he pulls. I would never let him near any construction that I wanted.

It is not just a Thai trait.

Rant over - RIP to the poor souls that died.

[AtlasAus]

3 hours ago, Colabamumbai said:

Wait until there is an earthquake! 

My thoughts exactly.... Was in the Newcastle earthquake in Aus and our buildings are supposed to be built well... Even so, well built buildings lay in rubble... I was in Defecne and was called in.. Very eerie during the night with things still dropping and buildings still  creaking... 

[webfact]

Phuket building collapse search ends as last body recovered

 

The search was called off after the body of the seventh victim was recovered from the rubble last night (Nov 21). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The search for the remaining bodies crushed under a concrete slab at the construction site of a petrol station on Thepkrasattri Rd was called to a halt last night (Nov 21) as the body of the seventh victim was recovered.

 

The body-recovery operation was called off at 6:40pm, confirmed the Phuket Provincial office of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM-Phuket).

 

Of the seven people killed in the collapse were four Thai nationals identified as Mr Jirachai Wonghajak, 35; Mr Thaweerat Daetphan, 25; Mrs Pornpimon Waewwong, 21; and Mr Krisana Kanbuth, 33.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-building-collapse-search-ends-as-last-body-recovered-73710.php#ffUerUgWU0ke08aU.99 

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-11-22

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[davidstipek]

Anyone bother to check possible link of time of collapse and Earthquakes in Adamen (spelled wrong... I know)  island area ?? Time's are pretty Damn close!!

[ronaldo0]

10 million or 100 million they are still built in the same way from what I see but just with better materials and finishing . 
Single level property for me thanks !

[Cereal]

Wasn't there a poster here very recently inquiring about building standards in the LOS. ????