webfact Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 No casualties as Yellow Line scaffolding collapses in Lat Phrao By THE NATION A 15-metre high scaffolding collapsed on Sunday (September 27) in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao area, possibly due to strong winds and rains on evening. The scaffolding fell on two electric poles, obstructing a traffic channel. The incident took place near Lat Phrao Soi 69. The scaffolding was used for construction of the Yellow Line Skytrain route. However, there were no casualties. Officials said that they would look into the reasons for the collapse. They assured that all construction-related equipment were checked before they were deployed. This was the first accident in the construction of the Yellow Line. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395239 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-09-28 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 ..................strong winds and rains. That sounds fair , a good excuse ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Everything falls here....cranes, buildings, bridges, people, cars from car-parks....the land of falls:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: Officials said that they would look into the reasons for the collapse. There was another collapse on a rail project a couple of months ago...the reason being it rained so the soil was wet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 3 hours ago, webfact said: The scaffolding fell on two electric poles, obstructing a traffic channel. A "traffic channel"? The Thai word ช่อง (chong) does mean channel in many contexts, but with regard to a road it translates as "lane". Is the writer relying on Google Translate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 2 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: Everything falls here....cranes, buildings, bridges, people, cars from car-parks....the land of falls:) You forgot balcony's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 hours ago, webfact said: This was the first accident in the construction of the Yellow Line. So how many others are there going to be??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: You forgot balcony's. And the ceiling of a station along the purple line.... The Thai should hire foreign safety inspectors....it's the only way to change their mindset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Youlike said: And the ceiling of a station along the purple line.... The Thai should hire foreign safety inspectors....it's the only way to change their mindset. They'd never get anything built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userabcd Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 17 hours ago, ChrisY1 said: Everything falls here....cranes, buildings, bridges, people, cars from car-parks....the land of falls:) Not everything, but there are also many construction collapses/accidents/incidents each year in the developed world as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrv Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Thailand is the hub of falling! Worrying number of these incidences and it would be great to see a little more "health & safety" in play but unfortunately I don't think that's happening as soon as it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Police suspect gravity caused the accident, gross negligence and stupidity was immediately ruled out, Police have given gravity 7 days to appear before them, many suspect it has run home to Mummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, pkrv said: Thailand is the hub of falling! Worrying number of these incidences and it would be great to see a little more "health & safety" in play but unfortunately I don't think that's happening as soon as it should. They have excellent health n safety stickers though, once again Thailand, land of lip service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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