Collapsed concrete partition wall leaves Portuguese man hospitalised in Phuket

[webfact]

Collapsed concrete partition wall leaves Portuguese man hospitalised in Phuket

The Phuket News

 

Police said the wall collapsed because it was poorly built. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

                

PHUKET: -- A 56-year-old Portuguese man sustained an injury to his leg yesterday when a concrete partition wall in his property collapsed Police believe poor building standards are what caused the wall to collapse.

 

At 7:17pm yesterday (Feb 19), Chalong Police were informed that a wall in a house near the Rawai Health Promoting Hospital had collapsed leaving a foreign man injured.

 

Police arrived at the scene, a house in Moo 2, Rawai, together with Rawai rescue workers to find a concrete partition about 3.5 metres tall collapsed on the floor. 

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/collapsed-concrete-partition-wall-leaves-portuguese-man-hospitalised-in-phuket-61090.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2017-02-20

[docshock13]

"Police said the wall collapsed because it was poorly built. "

 

Looks like it wasn't even attached to the floor!

[trainman34014]

What i'm waiting for is a sizeable Quake under Bangkok and see what's left of it after.  You can bet all those flashy high rise buildings will come tumbling down and there will be deaths by the thousand !

[AhFarangJa]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Police believe poor building standards are what caused the wall to collapse.

Our next contestant on Mastermind is .........The Thai B.I.B. ....Specialist subject.......The Bleeding Obvious.....

[dieseldave1951]

On 20/02/2017 at 3:11 PM, docshock13 said:

"Police said the wall collapsed because it was poorly built. "

 

Looks like it wasn't even attached to the floor!

poorly built !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!never 

[wakeupplease]

Looks normal building standards to me, but which immigrants built it?