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It is stated in the linked article:

"Located in the city's Banglamphu district, Thailand's Supreme Court ordered a partial demolition of the shopping center in 1997 when judges determined that seven of the 11 floors were built illegally"

There have been other large retail collapses in Asia[1] so it is good to see this happen.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampoong_Department_Store_colla...



What part of it exactly makes it illegal? Is it some missing permits or code violations that make it unsafe that would be cost prohibitive to correct?


I would guess not built to code, or perhaps missing things like fire escapes.

Probably sub standard building material or technique, given that it was ordered to be demolished instead of retrofitted.




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