Tall & Urban News

Reported on 23 April, Thai police have arrested an exectutive and key shareholder of China Railway No. 10 (Thailand), after a 32-story Bangkok office tower the company was constructing collapsed during the 28 March earthquake. The collapse killed 47 workers. Authorities believe more bodies remain in the building’s elevator shaft, which rescue crews are working to clear.

The building, located in the Chatuchak district and commissioned by Thailand’s State Audit Office, was being built by a joint venture between China Railway No. 10 and Italian-Thai Development. It was the only building in Bangkok to collapse during the 7.7 quake, which struck neighboring Myanmar.

Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has also put out arrest warrants for three Thai executives suspected of being nominee shareholders, a possible violation of the Foreign Business Act. Investigations are ongoing into whether substandard materials used in the building's construction contributed to the disastrous collapse.

Learn more at Global Construction Review.