Collapse of Lotus Riverside Block 7
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The collapse of Block 7 at Lotus Riverside (simplified Chinese: 莲花河畔景苑; traditional Chinese: 蓮花河畔景苑; pinyin: lián huā hé pàn jǐng yuàn, a 13-story residential apartment building located in Minhang District, Shanghai, China) in 2009 is an accident that killed one person.
Events[edit]
On June 27, 2009 at 5:30 Am UTC+8, Block 7, one of the eleven 13-story buildings of the apartment complex, toppled over sideways, killing one worker named Xiao Ling.
Explanations[edit]
According to the Wall Street Journal, which referenced Shanghai Daily:
"According to Shanghai Daily, initial investigations attribute the accident to the excavations for the construction of a garage under the collapsed building. Large quantities of earth were removed and dumped in a landfill next to a nearby creek; the weight of the earth caused the river bank to collapse, which, in turn, allowed water to seep into the ground, creating a muddy foundation for the building that toppled."[1]
External links[edit]
- Shanghai probes building collapse - BBC News
- WSJ: Shanghai Building Collapses, Nearly Intact
- Authorities put 9 under control over fatal building collapse via Wayback Machine.
References[edit]
- ^ Canaves, Sky (29 June 2009). "Shanghai Building Collapses, Nearly Intact". Wall Street Journal.
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