NorthernRyland Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Scroll through the video to see the point which it collapses taking down the entire group. Some of the older women broke some legs and had head trauma. Only a 1 story fall but still nasty. If you get far enough in you can see where the bolts detached from the building. No way that thing was suited for more than a few people but I doubt any engineers reviewed it. Be safe out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Korat Kiwi Posted February 4 Popular Post Share Posted February 4 Bloody hell, looks like just a few dyna bolts holding it all together. Very shoddy workmanship. They all went down faster than an express elevator. Bit of a worry 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Well they should have checked it first. Hope they ok. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soi3eddie Posted February 4 Popular Post Share Posted February 4 The resort will surely accept no blame. No insurance compensation payout to compensate fairly for injuries. Blame will be on the victims for eating too much breakfast and standing where they should not. Will there be justice? Unlikely. Hope they all recover swiftly. In some countries, the resort would be shut down, health and sdafety would investigate, along with police investigating for criminal neglicence. In Thailand? No chance. 2 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhaoNiaw Posted February 4 Popular Post Share Posted February 4 (edited) 4 minutes ago, soi3eddie said: The resort will surely accept no blame. No insurance compensation payout to compensate fairly for injuries. Blame will be on the victims for eating too much breakfast and standing where they should not. Will there be justice? Unlikely. Hope they all recover swiftly. In some countries, the resort would be shut down, health and sdafety would investigate, along with police investigating for criminal neglicence. In Thailand? No chance. In the news report, the owner said on camera he will cover all of the medical costs. Edited February 4 by KhaoNiaw 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 (edited) 3 minutes ago, KhaoNiaw said: In the news report, the owner said on camera he will cover all of the medical costs. Let's hope the owner sticks to their word. Edited February 4 by soi3eddie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Never venture on balconies above the ground floor, should be our watchword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 1 hour ago, KhaoNiaw said: In the news report, the owner said on camera he will cover all of the medical costs. Anything for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, loss of wages, etc. etc.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayWright Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Thank god no fatalities. When I had my first floor balcony installed in the UK back in 2006 to cover the length of the back of my house (upside down house, living space on 1st floor, bedrooms below), I commented to the structural engineer doing the design, what he was proposing was over kill, as there were only 3 occupants. His calculations based on the UK Regs at the time of the (4.5 x 4.5)m + (13 x 2.5)m expanse needed to accommodate up to 9.6 Tonnes, in other words 123 average UK people. The balcony was built stronger than the house! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celsius Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said: engineers what? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Bones Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 4 minutes ago, Celsius said: what? I think he/she forgot to include..... "tradies" and or "quantity surveyor" or, "brickie" etc 🙃🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct99q Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 14 hours ago, Banana7 said: Anything for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, loss of wages, etc. etc.? What country do you live in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Srikcir Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 17 hours ago, uttradit said: Well they should have checked it first. Hope they ok. Check what exactly, the whole second floor? The fallen area "appears" architecturally as part of the second floor area that is directly served by stairs. There is nothing I can see that shouts "balcony-limited occupancy." 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Old Bull Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 Cantilevers are nasty even when done right. A couple of posts could have prevented this and would not have looked out of place. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/5/2024 at 12:19 AM, Banana7 said: Anything for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, loss of wages, etc. etc.? I live in Thailand and have been involved in accidents, as the victim. In my case, the offender did pay for each and every cause stated in the above statement. For the etc. it was damage to personal property, translation costs, transportation costs and few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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