Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse


FILE PHOTO: Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed, following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Patipat Janthong/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrendered to police on Friday over a building collapse that killed nearly a hundred workers during a powerful earthquake in March, authorities said.

The partially built 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quakein neighbouring Myanmar. Rescue teams have recovered92 bodies during a six week operation from the collapsed site. Four were still missing.

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