Mentors Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Published on Jun 2, 2004 , THE NATION BANGKOK, June 2 (AFP) - Part of a multi-storey department store collapsed Wednesday in the Thai capital, injuring at least seven people including two seriously, police said. A section of the New World Department Store, in Bangkok's Bang Lampoo area near a popular backpacker quarter, caved in from the eighth floor where workers had placed rubbish ahead of a planned demolition. "Two people suffered serious injuries such as broken legs and were hospitalised," a policeman at Chanasongkram police station told AFP. Kosin Tedsavong, director of Phra Nakhon district, told local broadcaster iTV that no deaths had been reported but that rescue officials were searching for any additional victims in the accident. "We are checking on the ground floor as there may have been two or three extra people trapped there," he said. The entire department store had been ordered demolished after a lengthy court battle over an illegal extension, but shops on the ground floor of the structure remained open as demolition work had begun on the top levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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