BREAKING NEWS Skyscraper comes down in Bangkok earthquake

[Jonathan Swift]

38 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Looks more like questionable building standards, rather than the power of the earthquake 

And you're a structural engineer plus you're psychic, right? So do tell us what you can see in this footage that shows exactly what was defective upon which you base your mighty insight. . There hasn't even been an investigation yet. 

[bamnutsak]

All of a sudden an Infinity Pool looks like a bad idea?

[Nick Carter icp]

5 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

And you're a structural engineer plus you're psychic, right? So do tell us what you can see in this footage that shows exactly what was defective upon which you base your mighty insight. . There hasn't even been an investigation yet. 

 

     No need to speak in that tone .

Try speaking more civilly 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Mises said:

Everyone out on the streets helps how?

no one wants deaths/people trapped under rubble in their shops?

 

[MikeandDow]

18 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Just general common sense . 

Concrete takes 28 days to fully cure to get its full strength 

After 7 days of curing concrete has 60 % of its strength .

With the amount of white dust , it appears that the concrete wasn't fully cured 

What you are saying it for normal concrete strength which is 17 to 28 mpa, higher strength concrete can take longer  depending on the design mix  and without the specifications on the building which would give the concrete design mix its anybodys guess, and thats where the money is saved and pocketed  a  "normal mix" ratio is 1 part cement, 2 parts sand, and 4 parts aggregate,  less cement more sand more profit you still get the building but !! the safety and quality is gone

[Mises]

10 minutes ago, Mises said:

anything still standing will stay standing. 

Did you miss that bit?

[Jonathan Swift]

54 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Looks more like questionable building standards, rather than the power of the earthquake 

The building wasn't finished, it was still under construction you tωit. There has been no other damage reported. 

[Jonathan Swift]

For those of you not paying attention, the building was under construction and the crane and everything else came down. No other buildings had any reported damage as of this story. I live in a high rise and a few things were knocked off shelves

[BritManToo]

4 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

The building wasn't finished, it was still under construction you tωit. There has been no other damage reported. 

There's a video out of a crane falling from another high rise.

[BoganInParasite]

Felt nothing in upper Nan province.

[Nick Carter icp]

5 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

The building wasn't finished, it was still under construction you tωit. There has been no other damage reported. 

 

   Do'h , OF COURSE  I meant the parts of the building that had already been built . 

   The building standards of the building that had already been built !!!!!!

The concrete pillars that had already been built .

You are just looking for an argument and trying to pick a fight 

[ChipButty]

Getting around BKK is bad enough at the best of times, the place will come to a stand still, 

[JonnyF]

17 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

All of a sudden an Infinity Pool looks like a bad idea?

 

Wouldn't want to be swimming in this one when it happened.

 

It was pretty strong where I was. 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c20d0nxr2lmo

 

[norsurin]

I prey for everyone in Bangkok now.What a tragedy.

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, norsurin said:

I prey for everyone in Bangkok now.What a tragedy.

 

  Pray ?

[webfact]

High Rise Building Collapses in Chatuchak, Workers Flee for Their Lives
 

 

A building collapse in Chatuchak, Bangkok, has left authorities scrambling to assess the number of casualties and possible survivors trapped under the rubble. The structure, still under construction, crumbled into dust in a matter of seconds, sending construction workers running for their lives.

 

Footage circulating on social media captures the terrifying moment workers flee from the towering structure. Just moments after they escape, the entire building collapses with a deafening crash, sending a massive cloud of dust and debris into the air.

 

Eyewitnesses described the scene of panic, with workers shouting and sprinting to safety as the building shook and ultimately gave way. “It was like an earthquake,” said one witness. “The ground trembled, and then, in an instant, the whole building just came down. It was horrifying.”

 

Authorities have yet to confirm the number of injured or missing persons. Rescue teams, including Bangkok emergency responders and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, are conducting thorough searches of the wreckage to locate survivors.

 

The collapse followed a 7.7 earthquake in Burma  which shock many parts of Bangkok.

 

 

-- 2025-03-28

 

[Gecko123]

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Looks more like questionable building standards, rather than the power of the earthquake 

 

Another possibility could be soil liquefaction. In one video it looks like the structural failure occurs on almost all the floors simultaneously. It doesn't look like the building pancaked from the top down, which suggests to me that the root cause of the collapse might be foundation related, i.e., soil liquefaction, with not fully cured concrete being a major contributing factor.

 

I'm sick to my stomach for all the workers on the building site.

[ExpatOilWorker]

[beautifulthailand99]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/mar/28/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-bangkok-mandalay-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

[Rimmer]

Some off topic bickering posts have been removed

[NorthernRyland]

I'm getting 9/11 vibes again watching those videos. I hope Thailand doesn't invade Iraq now.

[beautifulthailand99]

 

[Tropicalevo]

42 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

The building wasn't finished, it was still under construction you tωit. There has been no other damage reported. 

 

Yes there has according to the government.

 

 

[TedG]

1 hour ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

There was a crane operating on the top. Chances are it was still under construction.

What’s what I read. 

[gejohesch]

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Looks more like questionable building standards, rather than the power of the earthquake 

I would agree, Bangkok being really quite a distance from the epicentre (Sagaing Fault in Myanmar). Also, German expert sources mention 6.6, as opposed to 7.7 Richter for the quake. That's a big difference.

[gejohesch]

51 minutes ago, Gecko123 said:

 

Another possibility could be soil liquefaction. In one video it looks like the structural failure occurs on almost all the floors simultaneously. It doesn't look like the building pancaked from the top down, which suggests to me that the root cause of the collapse might be foundation related, i.e., soil liquefaction, with not fully cured concrete being a major contributing factor.

 

I'm sick to my stomach for all the workers on the building site.

That would make sense. Bangkok is built on very poorly consolidated sediments (fluvial/alluvials to paralic clastics from the Chao Prayah river system). I would guess that any building of some size in Bangkok requires rather deep foundations, and of course concrete requires time to cure....

A lot of investigation required here, and lessons to be learnt maybe?

[balo]

Could have been worse, not very often we feel earthquakes as strong as this in Bangkok. 

 

[johng]

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

I'm getting 9/11 vibes again watching those videos. I hope Thailand doesn't invade Iraq now.

 

I too was thinking the building collapse looked very much like the 3 towers on 9/11.

 

HARP ??

 

[Sierra Tango]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Swift said:

For those of you not paying attention, the building was under construction and the crane and everything else came down. No other buildings had any reported damage as of this story. I live in a high rise and a few things were knocked off shelves

Stop being an arrogant, argumentative ass. A fair assumption would be that many people have lost their lives today due to this event and all you have to contribute is a total lack of empathy for the victims and disdain for anyone who has the audacity to voice an opinion, right or wrong, as to the root cause of a building collapse.

[Ralf001]

40+ construction crew no longer with us.

Rest In Peace.