BANGKOK – A fire broke out on the 16th floor of a 38-storey condominium in the Pinklao area on the afternoon of October 9, sending thick smoke billowing from the high-rise and triggering a large-scale evacuation of residents. Emergency crews were dispatched to the scene on Somdet Phra Pinklao Road at approximately 2:00 PM, with […]
BANGKOK — A man was found dead on the third-floor balcony of a four-story shophouse near Nang Linchi Intersection on Ratchadaphisek Road early Monday morning after a fire tore through the building. The blaze, which erupted around 5:05 a.m., is believed to have originated from a refrigerated pickup truck parked against the ground floor. Three […]
Bangkok, May 12 — With heavy hearts, authorities today called off the search for survivors at the collapsed State Audit Office building site, nearly seven weeks after the catastrophic structure failure that claimed at least 89 lives during Bangkok’s worst peacetime disaster. Bangkok Building Collapse Recovery Efforts Continue Amid Mounting Challenges The decision came after […]
Rescue teams in Bangkok are still battling through the wreckage of the collapsed State Audit Office building, where the grim task of recovering victims enters its third week. Workers face enormous obstacles as they carefully remove debris layer by layer, with officials hoping to reach the first floor by month’s end. China Railway Executive Detained […]
BANGKOK, April 21 (TNA) – The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has detained Zhang Chuanling, a key executive at China Railway No. 10 (Thailand) for allegedly using Thai nominees in violation of foreign business laws related to the State Audit Office building project, which collapsed during an earthquake last month. Engineer Insists He is not […]
BANGKOK, April 16 (TNA) – Justice Minister and DSI on Wednesday jointly questioned an engineer who earlier filed a complaint after discovering that his name and signature have allegedly been forged on documents identifying him as the construction supervisor for SAO collapsed building. All debris from the collapsed SAO building in Bangkok will be removed […]
The mound of debris from the collapsed SAO building has now been reduced from 26 metres to 20.5 metres high and is expected to be cleared this month. This will facilitate the recovery of any more bodies buried underneath, said Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today. Death toll in Bangkok SAO building collapse climbs to 32 […]
Thirty-two people are confirmed dead and 62 others are still listed as missing, as the search continues, following the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on March 28th, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Light signal detected under Bangkok building debris raises hope of survivors Surachai Veerawan, director […]
