13 injured when Isuzu showroom collapses
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee, Staff Reporter



NAKHON PATHOM Thirteen workers were injured when Isuzu showroom being built west of Bangkok collapsed Wednesday morning.

The three-story building on Putthamonthon Sai 4 fell as structural cement was being poured on the third floor, according to Pol. Col. Saksri Kaew-iam of the Pokaew Police Station. One worker was said to be in serious condition.

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-- Khaosod English 2016-07-27

What an absolute mesh.

so...they were pouring cement, from the top floors - down

And no one rang the newly created hotline for "building about to collapse"?

Cannot tell too much from the picture, but it kinda looks like too much rebar and not enough Cement.

Not that fake imported bamboo scaffolding again.

An all too often event in gagaland where engineering skills and application of them is either ignored or just unknown.

Cannot tell too much from the picture, but it kinda looks like too much rebar and not enough Cement.

Yes and its hard to pour and finish concrete at those inclines and curves especially when it keeps falling through!

They love doing things "The Thai Way" and always look down on us

when we try to tell them it will not work ....

Mai pen rai, mai me pen-ha !!!

luudee

Cannot tell too much from the picture, but it kinda looks like too much rebar and not enough Cement.

Yes, it does rather look that way. And I always thought that one of the biggest problems with building in Thailand was skimping on the rebar, thus making the building structurally weak.

Could be a Class Action entitled:

"I SUE ISUZU."

Don't worry this contractor better do a runner. Isuzu no doubt has a battery of legal eagles ready to pounce that work on a recovery fee. The poor contractor could not have picked a client with more stature here. He will be the flavor of the month if they catch him the government will make sure of that.

Edited July 27, 20169 yr by elgordo38

Thais like to repeat the mistakes of others instead of learning from them.

Remember the Sydney Opera House?

Cannot tell too much from the picture, but it kinda looks like too much rebar and not enough Cement.

Too much rebar and not enough brain cells.

Alot of 'issues' in Thailand can be attributed to the low standard of education. Better than Thai bashing?

Looks like they were trying to copy the "birds nest" stadium in china.

about the "13 injured" seems extremely lucky looking at it , hmmm going to ask how many more "didnt return from lunch"? no matter would only be migrant workers

Edited July 27, 20169 yr by kaorop

Better now than later.

That is a significant amount of rebar.

Wish we had a before collapse picture so we could have an idea why they chose this method.

Amazing.

Thais like to repeat the mistakes of others instead of learning from them.

Remember the Sydney Opera House?

Last time I looked, it was still there.

Wouldn't happen to a Ford showroom

Wouldn't happen to a Ford showroom

But you would have to.. you know..

Fix Or Repair Daily.

the "funny" thing is that this could have happened everywhere in the world, but only in Thailand you have such a prevalent combination of arrogance and stupidity which makes things like this so predictable...

What an absolute mesh.

..real mesh with one poor chap mashed.

But on the bright side, you could probably build a couple of Isuzu pickups out of the scrap.

On seeing the picture, my first thought was that there wasn't enough under form work support.

Then a friend showed me some photos from his phone of said under form bracing, and I had to laugh... His pictures showed an alarming lack of cross bracing and support... On steel form work, not bamboo... So no surprises here (the highest risk is when the concrete is wet) that the lower form collapsed

Typical foreigners. This wouldn't have happened if a Thai company.

Cannot tell too much from the picture, but it kinda looks like too much rebar and not enough Cement.

Yes and its hard to pour and finish concrete at those inclines and curves especially when it keeps falling through!

or is it a case of wrong engineering calculations.

will truth ever be known.

I have seen the same thing 4/5 years ago at Burapa university. You can believe me, all these building are build by Thai professionals.

I wonder if the ISO9660 sticker stayed in place.

...jeez....trial and error.....(?)

...or...

...anything to put more money into someone's pockets.....(?)

Edited July 28, 20169 yr by SOTIRIOS

Your Hiso condo is next