Nearly completed high-rise collapses in Shanghai

[starchazer]

Nearly completed high-rise collapses in Shanghai

(Reuters) - A 13-storey residential building under construction in Shanghai collapsed on Saturday, killing one worker and highlighting the dangers of shoddy building in fast-urbanising China.

The building, in the outskirts of the city, collapsed at around 6 a.m. (2200 GMT), with one construction worker killed, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

The block of high-rise residential flats was shown toppled onto its side in a muddy construction site, in footage from Hong Kong's Cable Television. Exposed pilings stood in the remains of the building's foundations.

It appeared to be almost complete with fitted windows and a finished, tiled facade. Other similar-looking blocks in the same property development were still standing nearby.

Shoddy construction and the use of sub-standard materials is a concern in China's construction sector as the country scrambles to build out cities and finish massive infrastructure projects to keep pace with fast economic growth.

Construction-related accidents last year included the collapse of a steel arch on a new railway bridge, which killed at least seven and a crane which fell on a kindergarten killing five.

The collapse of dozens of schools during last year's Sichuan earthquake, sometimes when buildings around them withstood the tremor, also led to a wave of public outrage about corrupt officials and construction firms.

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[Hotstuff]

wtf :? and i thought China kept a great deal of watch on the construction quality.. whatever happened to the communist reggime?

 

[MAGNeT]

Even their first quarter GDP figure being doubted all over the world by economist....they are good in lying

 

[starchazer]

Think they forgot the foundations

But it still looks in one piece, may be they can jack it back up.

 

[Aladdin]

LOL, i hope nobody got injured in that.

 

[chic_magnet]

so they created everything right but the foundation?? lolzzzzzz

 

[blr_p]

Lol, well the building has not collapsed it has just toppled over :O

Good construction but poor foundation.

 

[logistopath]

Couldn't resist posting this:

Building strrongg... basement thaan konjam weakku.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCFScv-3GA

 

[nucleuskore]

Good it collapsed BEFORE it was occupied

 

[Lazzy Boy]

They must have used chinese maal :bleh:

 

[Saiyan]

Couldn't resist posting this:

Building strrongg... basement thaan konjam weakku.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCFScv-3GA

hehehe, yeah this applies to that building 100% :rofl:

 

[Gannu]

Couldn't resist posting this:

Building strrongg... basement thaan konjam weakku.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCFScv-3GA

ROFLMAO! XD

Vadivel at his best! I spat that to one of my friends consistently! :rofl: