Seventeen arrest warrants issued over Bangkok skyscraper collapse
Summary
A court in Thailand issued 17 arrest warrants for people related to the construction of a skyscraper that collapsed in Bangkok during an earthquake felt from Myanmar. Police identified structural flaws in the building, and one of the individuals named in the warrants is a former president of a major Thai construction company. The collapse resulted in 89 deaths, with seven people still missing.Key Facts
- A 30-storey skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed during an earthquake felt from Myanmar in March.
- Thai authorities issued 17 arrest warrants related to the building's design, construction, and supervision.
- Police named businessman Premchai Karnasuta as one person with a warrant; he is linked to a major construction firm.
- Investigators found structural flaws in a lift shaft in the building.
- The building was meant for the State Audit Office and had been under construction for three years at a cost of over two billion Thai baht.
- At the time of the collapse, more than 400 workers were at the site.
- The earthquake in Myanmar resulted in over 3,000 deaths and about 4,500 injuries.
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