Three families escaped death as rental room plunges into pond

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On March 24, 2567, at 4:00 p.m., Lieutenant Colonel Aduldej Jindasirikul, Deputy Director (Investigation) of Don Mueang Police Station, received a report of a rented house plunging into the pond at the end of Soi Sano Kamnon 25, Intersection 2-7, Sikan Subdistrict, Don Mueang District, Bangkok.

 

Before conducting inspections with officials from the Don Mueang District Office, personnel from the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Don Mueang Fire Station, and volunteers from the Pho Tek Tueng Foundation and the Northern Relief Unit for Public Hazards, they received an initial report of the incident. reported Siam Rath.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

The scene revealed a single-story rental house with 6 rooms. Rooms 4 to 6 were submerged over 1 meter deep, with the roof collapsed. In front of the rooms, three motorcycles lay in a heap, damaged. Initial casualties included two residents injured, attended to by volunteer medics.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Mr. Thanad, 58, residing in Room 5, recounted hearing a loud noise before his room submerged. Initially mistaking it for construction, he realized the severity when the doorframe buckled, trapping him inside momentarily before he managed to escape. Fortunately, he exited before the room fully submerged, preventing a dire situation due to the large body of water at the back.

 

Mr. Saroj Pholrutt, Don Mueang District Director, indicated preliminary findings suggested the collapse affected three out of six rooms, causing minor injuries to two individuals. Investigation revealed erosion of the foundation supports leading to the collapse.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Consequently, the remaining three rooms were deemed unsafe, necessitating evacuation. The construction, dating back decades, had likely experienced unnoticed erosion due to its proximity to water.

 

Immediate assistance was dispatched to assess further needs, as survivors were relocated to alternative accommodations. However, re-entry into the affected area remained contingent upon expert evaluation and thorough structural assessments, scheduled for the following day.

 

Picture: Siam Rath

 

Captain Puchapong Sanyachote, Chief of Lad Yao Fire Station, noted initial observations of inoperable doors and displaced rooms. Partial relocation was planned for unaffected areas, with the impacted section slated for comprehensive risk assessment. The incident underscored the challenges of habitation near water bodies, with previous similar incidents reported in this vicinity, highlighting the need for robust structural monitoring and urban planning strategies.

 

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[flyingtlger]

I always wondered how long many of the homes on the edge of ponds, rivers and klongs would stay up....

[hotchilli]

Bag of rice in hand, all's well.

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Bag of rice in hand, all's well.

Payment for keeping quiet.....

[cowellandrew]

with the impacted section slated for comprehensive risk assessment.

 

I give it  a 10/10

😂

[borderhopper2005]

Glad to know that these tenants survived such a disaster; demise of the Thai waterfront home...

 

Edited March 25 by borderhopper2005

[geminiman]

Location, Location, Location.

[richard_smith237]

This is the very thin end of what is a potentially very serious issue.

 

The corruption in Thailand is something we're all well area of. 

Building codes not followed, inspectors signing off on buildings etc (for a fee of course)... etc...

 

Tall buildings at some point will become 'unsafe' to live in - but people own them, so they wont want to give that up and move out. 

But, buildings will need to be demolished for structural and safety reasons.

 

So what happens, then ?.......    I can see a situation where a building is too old, unsafe, but people don't want to move out of something they own...   incoming developers wont want to pay the tenants the per-meter rate for their unit so no one buys them out. 

 

At some point its possible tall condo is going to collapse - the scale of the catastrophe will be overwhelming. 

[john donson]

legally built?

[Liverpool Lou]

23 minutes ago, john donson said:

legally built?

Relevance to the situation?

[couchpotato]

14 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

I always wondered how long many of the homes on the edge of ponds, rivers and klongs would stay up....

Now you know.