Building cracks up and tilts

Residents remove their belongings from the building yesterday.

The building in Soi 584/4 is divided into 20 shop-houses and was found to have cracks in the walls and floors. There is now a 30-degree list to the rear.

Tenants evacuated taking their stock and belongings with them. Some moved goods to the front of the building with the help from disaster workers. No one was injured.

Emergency teams

Bang Kapi district chief Prasert Thongnun says the 30-year old building started to cave in at 3am. The fire department was sent in, as were rescue teams.

Residents say they heard a loud crack and saw the building tilting over.

Prasert says there is no threat if the building collapses to the rear, which is vacant. Engineers will inspect the building for causes today.