A building has collapsed in the city of Marseille on the southern coast of France, according to local authorities, but there is no immediate information about any casualties. The administration of Bouches-du-Rhône, the department in which the city is located, has tweeted photos of the destroyed building. The national police have advised local residents to […]
TAK: A fire broke out at a three-storey commercial building in the heart of the border town of Mae Sot, opposite Myanmar’s Myawaddy town across the Moei river, on Sunday morning. The fire caused about 30 million baht damage. Shortly after 1am, about 15 fire engines from the Mae Sot Municipality and nearby local administrations, […]
A 18-year-old teenager was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation on Saturday after a fire broke out at a shophouse in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district. Police said the fire started at the three-storey shophouse on Chakkraphet Road in Wang Burapha sub-district at 11am. Full story: The Nation By The Nation
Photos of a five-storey building in the Chinese city of Chongqing have been going viral on social media, for the simple fact that the building in question has a flat roof that also doubles as a road that cars actually drive on. Before we go into details about this particular architectural oddity, it’s worth mentioning […]
Three workers were confirmed killed after a six-storey old building on Sukhumvit road in Phra Khanong collapsed to the ground while it was under demolition. Three other workers were believed to be trapped underneath the concrete rubble. Rescue workers are now racing with time to look for those still trapped inside the collapsed building. Police […]
BANGKOK — A building collapsed Tuesday in the capital’s Bang Kapi district, killing one construction worker and injuring three others. The three-story concrete residence on Yothin Patthana Road collapsed at about 6pm as construction workers were working on its fourth floor. Full story: khaosodenglish.com By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich Khaosod English
Officials from the Office of Atomic Energy for Peace Thailand were dispatched to an abandoned building in Paholyothin Soi 24 after a box suspected to contain radioactive substance was found. The building has been sealed off. Source: thaipbs.or.th By Thai PBS
A massive fire has ripped through at least two residential buildings in the Swan area of the Persian Gulf city of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates. According to local media, citing emergency services, the fire has been brought “under control.” Social media users posted images and footage of the fire late Monday showing bright […]
