Picture: Siam Rath

 

Siam Rath reporters went to Hua Mark police station in downtown Bangkok yesterday after part of the building shared with Hua Mark fire services collapsed.

 

The floor on the first floor had collapsed by between 20 and 50 centimeters on Wednesday in an area of 50 square meters. 

 

It was used by both police and firemen as a traffic and accident reduction center and was attached to an equipment storage area.

 

There were cracks elsewhere in the building too.

 

Station chief Pol Col Setphan Srisakhon said that police civil engineers had been on the scene and said that the basic structural integrity of the building was sound.

 

The part that collapsed was a later addition to the building.

 

The police station was built in 1966.

 

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If the floor was constructed to a very low standard as it appears it was, why would anyone think the rest of the building was any better?

Looks like the bottoms fallen out of that operation!

6 hours ago, webfact said:

police station in downtown Bangkok

OMG, that would have made a hell of a noise. 

 

All those hardworking, tired police at their desks, fast asleep, woken up. 

 

Edited August 26, 20224 yr by SAFETY FIRST

8 hours ago, Photoguy21 said:

If the floor was constructed to a very low standard as it appears it was, why would anyone think the rest of the building was any better?

Because it not fall down yet.

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Station chief Pol Col Setphan Srisakhon said that police civil engineers had been on the scene and said that the basic structural integrity of the building was sound.

Jinga?

Was it the counting room ?????

21 hours ago, engamann said:

Because it not fall down yet.

That is no qualification regarding its strength