Thailand probes collapse of only skyscraper to crumble in quake


The 30-storey building, which was set to be a new location for Thailand’s State Audit Office, crumbled within minutes of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, killing 11 workers and trapping nearly 80 people. - AP

BANGKOK: The collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok - the lone building to crash during the massive earthquake on Friday (March 28) - has become the centre of Thai investigations as questions swirl around the construction and quality of the materials used by a joint venture of Thai-Chinese contractors.

The 30-storey building, which was set to be a new location for Thailand’s State Audit Office, crumbled within minutes of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, killing 11 workers and trapping nearly 80 people.

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