THAILAND: SOIX STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN BANGKOK

Record ID: 216668

  • Title: THAILAND: SOIX STOREY BUILDING COLLAPSES IN BANGKOK
  • Date: 9th January 2005
  • Summary: (W4) BANGKOK,THAILAND (JANUARY 9,2005) (RUAM KATANYOO FOUNDATION HANDOUT - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF EMERGENCY WORKERS FIGHTING FIRE 0.07 2. CLOSEUP OF CRACK IN WALL OF DAMAGED BUILDING 0.14 3. WIDE OF MORE OF EMERGENCY WORKERS 0.21 4. SLV FIREFIGHTER, PAN OF RUBBLE AND SMOKE AFTER BUILDING COLLAPSED 0.31 5. WIDE OF FIREMEN AND
  • Embargoed: 24th January 2005 12:00
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  • Location: BANGKOK,THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Reuters ID: LVA132SGS4FA9DSPBFI4DM1SH3FA
  • Story Text: Six storey Building collapses on Thai firemen in
    Bangkok.






    A smouldering six-storey building in the Thai
    capital Bangkok collapsed on Sunday (January 9) on to
    emergency workers who were trying to put out a fire,
    according to a witness who filmed the incident.

    As firemen hosing the building seemed to have
    controlled the blaze, the upper floors started to slide
    forward sending an avalanche of concrete and steel crashing
    through lower levels and onto cars parked below.

    About a dozen firemen and other emergency services
    staff were inside the central Bangkok car parts showroom
    and warehouse when it collapsed, emergency volunteer
    Aphisit Trakanpaitoon told Reuters.

    Officials now say up to ten peoplecoul still be trapped
    under the rubble.

    Aphisit said firemen did not know the cause of the fire.

    Another volunteer told a radio station firefighters had
    been in contact with a colleague in the remains of the
    building.




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