13-storey building in Shanghai falls over

[OzzyR1]

Christ!! How did this not break up?









Pics pics etc in associated links

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/30/cont...

[Superhoop1904]

Jengaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

[Oldandslow]

"Poor construction blamed for Shanghai building collapse"

No st, Sherlock.

[The Black Flash]

That looks quite, quite bizarre.

[Jasandjules]

Was the fellow who should have gone to specsavers busy chopping the underneath of it?!??

[Mc lovin]

Superhoop1904 said:

Jengaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

[FourWheelDrift]

China housing agency to now place tenants in flats by heaviest at the bottom, lightest at the top.

[JuniorD]

Installation art, horizontal tower blck?

[bazh]

Must of come down really gentley for the windows not to smash?

[TeamD]

Far be it from me to say, but don't those piles on the bottom of the building look somewhat short?

[DIW35]

Personally I'd be sh1771ng myself if I lived in a flat in one of those neighbouring blocks.

[AshVX220]

That is amazing!!

The bit about fat peopleat the bottom and thinner one at the top is hilarious!!

[Neil_H]

Bizarre. It sounds like they dug a hole under one side of it and it just toppled over, I guess that's why it stayed together, the internal structure was relatively sound.

[Carl_Spackler]

Christ, I'd be more than a little nervous if I lived in one of the neighbouring identicle buildings.

[ALawson]

TeamD said:

Far be it from me to say, but don't those piles on the bottom of the building look somewhat short?

Yes and they are hollow on the photos I have seen.

[FourWheelDrift]

More information, photos and video here - http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/18937...

Foundation supports are hollow. Corruption (not surprising) between developers and inspectors is suggested. Are any buildings built in China these days where it is not the case?

[Cpn Jack Spanner]

Looks like they should have used a stronger glue when they stuck it down...

[fido]

The buildings in the background don't look vertical either. I'd avoid putting down a deposit on any of those flats.

[FourWheelDrift]

They have found the culprit. Ground floor resident Fled Dibnah who was heard to have said "did ree rike that?" shortly afterwards.

[Jimbeaux]

FourWheelDrift said:

China housing agency to now place tenants in flats by heaviest at the bottom, lightest at the top.