Bangkok Stadium Roof Collapses from Rain Just Before Major Sports Event

[webfact]

 

Bangkok –A roof at an indoor stadium in Huamark collapsed just before a major world sports competition event.

The incident was reported at about 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday (October 3rd).

 

The roof of the Indoor Stadium Huamark of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) collapsed during heavy rainfall.

 

By Adam Judd

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-10-04

 

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[Colabamumbai]

This is how we prepare for a major world sporting event. Check to make sure its safe. Trial run. 

[sammieuk1]

Land of looking up to see what's falling down ????

[rwill]

Blame the rain not the engineering.

 

Good thing it happened before the event started.

[HappyExpat57]

No, sorry not sorry. Someone should have told the engineers it occasionally rains heavily in Thailand.

[hotchilli]

Three weeks ago I noticed a bird making a nest under a displaced roofing tile on an adjacent roof-top.

I told the apartments office and maintenance man, as it was obviously going to be an issue when the rains hit.

As usual nothing was done.

Yesterday hoards of people came from the main office to inspect the rain damage to the apartment below that roof area... home flooded out.

Thainess.

 

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok –A roof at an indoor stadium in Huamark collapsed just before a major world sports competition event.

You just know it was Thailand Vs China

[steven100]

it was the rains fault not the building engineers or incorrect fixings and material used. 

morons.

[bamnutsak]

Lucky, thirty-five minutes before opening ceremonies for a U23 Women's wheelchair basketball tourney.

 

This could have been a lot worse.

 

 

[Bangkok Barry]

4 hours ago, rwill said:

Blame the rain not the engineering.

 

Good thing it happened before the event started.

Did any roofs collapse during the recent record breaking deluge in and around New York? You know, a place where they know how to build properly.

[Bangkok Barry]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Three weeks ago I noticed a bird making a nest under a displaced roofing tile on an adjacent roof-top.

I told the apartments office and maintenance man, as it was obviously going to be an issue when the rains hit.

As usual nothing was done.

Yesterday hoards of people came from the main office to inspect the rain damage to the apartment below that roof area... home flooded out.

Thainess.

 

You no unnerstan mista. When speak to us no ploblem. No raining sir. Apartments ok.

[VocalNeal]

It says a roof not THE roof.???? 

[PB172111]

14 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Did any roofs collapse during the recent record breaking deluge in and around New York? You know, a place where they know how to build properly.

Not sure but they have had their fare share of bridge and building collapses. And….there was no rain ????

[itsari]

4 hours ago, rwill said:

Blame the rain not the engineering.

 

Good thing it happened before the event started.

You engineer a roof to withstand any weather condition known in the locality .

Obviously the engineering design is at fault and not the rain .

[ChipButty]

8 minutes ago, itsari said:

You engineer a roof to withstand any weather condition known in the locality .

Obviously the engineering design is at fault and not the rain .

Yes I agree with you, but when was it built? as we all know maintenance is not on the agenda here in Thailand 

[freeworld]

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

it was the rains fault not the building engineers or incorrect fixings and material used. 

morons.

Rains fault LOL.

[freeworld]

16 minutes ago, itsari said:

You engineer a roof to withstand any weather condition known in the locality .

Obviously the engineering design is at fault and not the rain .

It should  also be designed for a certain amount of time and with these specific types of roof coverings there should be O&M manuals and periodic inspections.

 

The question is were they doing that? There should be records of them from the building maintenance crew.

[TroubleandGrumpy]

This, and all the other 'collapses' over the last few years (roadways, airport terminals, this, etc etc etc ) never seem to make it on to the TAT press releases about Amazing Thailand.   This is not a country where you can take things like safety for granted. 

[rwill]

4 hours ago, itsari said:

8 hours ago, rwill said:

Blame the rain not the engineering.

 

Good thing it happened before the event started.

You engineer a roof to withstand any weather condition known in the locality .

Obviously the engineering design is at fault and not the rain .

I was being sarcastic.  

[PETERTHEEATER]

8 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

You just know it was Thailand Vs China

The event was water polo?

[itsari]

6 hours ago, rwill said:

I was being sarcastic.  

Best you give a indication 

[brianthainess]

How Ironic A Major Sport Event for the Disabled, and now they have more disabled. ???????????????? safe and trusted Thailand strikes yet again. you just can't make up this crap

[Middle Aged Grouch]

Same for those villas with pools that look very nice on the photo but shortly after delivery the paint starts to chip and cracks appear on the facades. Never understood why farangs like to waste their money in buying property in Thailand.