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Shoddy construction likely to blame for collapse of Phuket gas station

By THE NATION

 

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Kritsana Pattanachareon, the deputy spokesperson for the Royal Thai Police, has said that the initial investigation into the collapse of a gas station being built in Phuket yesterday (November 21) that resulted in seven deaths, indicated that poor construction standards were to blame.

 

“We were informed by police from the Thalang district station that a concrete slab being used in the conversion of a building in the Sai Si Ngyen complex into a gas station collapsed, killing seven workers from Myanmar instantly and severely injuring two more.”

 

Kritsana adds that further investigations are ongoing and that the bodies have been sent for autopsy.

 

“Once that is complete, police will press charges against those responsible. In the meantime, the site is being secured to prevent further collapses.”

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30378631

 

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Wow your level of deduction is amazing, I'm sure Scotland Yard are phoning you right now offering you a post as chief detective in Trumpton Town. 

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  On 11/23/2019 at 1:32 AM, Chazar said:
  On 11/22/2019 at 7:05 AM, 4MyEgo said:

RIP Myanmar workers, no doubt it will be blamed on the wind once money exchanges hands.

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And that wind would  have been  blowing from Burma, Thai  wind  not responsible.

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At least 4 of those killed were Thai.

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  On 11/22/2019 at 7:23 AM, worgeordie said:

It looks to me,there is nothing more to fall down,

taking precautions after the fact,normal practice

regards worgeordie

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That was my first thought too.  But looking again someone could stick their head under there to get a better look.

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     This topic states that "during a conversion". The picture looks as though a heavy concrete slab was only supported by 4 concrete columns, that appear to have folded due to the excessive weight, were they the origional columns, undersized or poorly constructed ???????

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Last year we rented a condo in Jomtien for a few weeks and we were on the 24th floor. While we had no proof as to the quality of construction, we never were particularly comfortable in that high rise. Our guess our fears had merits.

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All my time here I have NEVER seen a Building nor a Planning Inspector ever inspect a building under construction, the builders start and finish then it is complete, any conversion will be the same , ignorance coupled with incompetence and guess what deaths, but who is to blame, the Builders, the planners or the building Inspectors or the little old lady across the street, a SCAPEGOAT will be found, but do not hold your breath that it will be a single Government agency just some hapless person. 

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