Building collapses during demolition

published : 8 May 2024 at 14:05

ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters

Dust fills the air and traffic is brought to a halt after the collapse of a building being demolished along Charan Sanitwong Road on Wednesday. (Photo: Tee Nee Bang Phlat Facebook account)

A building collapsed while workers were demolishing it alongside Charan Sanitwong Road in Bangkok on Wednesday morning.

Tee Nee Bang Phlat Facebook reported the incident occurred about 10.30am in Bang Phlat district.

Some of the debris fell onto Charan Sanitwong Road, near Soi 93, bringing traffic to a halt. The road was later cleared.

There were no reports of injuries.

Vocabulary

collapse: to fall down suddenly - พังลงมา ล้ม, พังครืน
debris: broken pieces that are left when something large has been destroyed - เศษ ซากปรักหักพัง ซากสิ่งของที่ถูกทำลาย
demolish: to completely destroy a building, especially in order to use the land for something else - รื้อ (สิ่งก่อสร้าง), ทำลาย
demolition: complete destruction - การรื้อถอน, การทำลาย
halt: a stop - การหยุด, การหยุดชั่วครา
incident: something that happens, usually something bad - เหตุการณ์
injury (noun): physical damage done to a person or a part of their body - อาการบาดเจ็บ
occurred (verb): happened - เกิดขึ้น

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