Samut Prakan, Exciting moment opens. A townhouse in Samut Prakan collapsed in the middle of the night, causing 4 adjacent houses to collapse. The owner of the first house to collapse. Revealed that he heard the sound of cement creaking. Shouting to neighbors to escape This incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. yesterday (January 3, 2024) when a townhouse collapsed. within the village Soi Pracha Uthit 90, Phra Samut Chedi District Samut Prakan Province After the incident at Ban Khlong Suan Subdistrict Administrative Organization Arrange staff to inspect and blocking off the incident area because it is a dangerous area At the scene of the incident, three two-story townhouses had collapsed and a fourth house had partially collapsed. During the incident, there were no injuries or deaths. The scene of the incident was a 2-storey townhouse, built next to each other, totaling 50 units, in an alley of the village, divided into 2 sides, 25 houses on each side. On the left-hand side of the townhouses, all 4 houses had hous es next to each other. subsidence occurred The back of the house, which was the kitchen and bathroom, collapsed, bricks and cement falling to the floor. In front of the house, the house wall and windows were broken and collapsed until they were leaning towards the back of the house. It was found that the houses that collapsed first received the most damage. After the incident, reporters went to the area to explore the house across the street. It was found that many houses had cracks in the floors of the floors, causing holes in some places. The walls of the house have cracks in many places. which the villagers said It's been like this for many years. The house gradually deteriorated. But it hasn't even collapsed yet. But when the opposite side happened, I was afraid too. But I have to endure it because I don't know where I'm going. I want experts to inspect every house in the village to see which houses are dangerous. Mr. Thawatchai's side The owner of the first house that collapsed said the house belonged to his brother-in-law. He came to look after me and lived with me for more than 7 years when I first came to live here. It was found that the house was starting to tilt but not to the point of collapsing. But in October 2022, the hometown had a loud noise. There was a loud noise until the cement cracked. He was afraid of being unsafe. So I had to rent a house across the street to survive. The house where the incident occurred had no residents. Last night, he heard the house creaking loudly, so he walked out to take a look. before his house collapsed and other houses It gradually collapsed. After last night's incident, various agencies Went to the area to do a preliminary inspection. As for the cause, he thought that the pier might have collapsed. Because this village has been under construction for more than 20 years, I would like all relevant agencies to come take a look. Because his house still has to pay installments from the bank, remaining 5 hundred thousand baht. Mr. Phinit Termbun, Mayor of Ban Khlong Suan Subdistrict Administrative Organization, said there were three houses that collapsed and received heavy damage, while the fourth house was not much damaged. Last night, the Engineering Council of Thailand Came in to do an initial assessment for the Subdistrict Administrative Organization and found that there was still continuous subsidence. In the first 20 minutes after the incident, it subsided by 1 millimeter. Recently, it is still subsiding continuously. Some spots are subsiding by 1 centimeter per hour. The Subdistrict Administrative Organization has already written a letter to the Provincial Public Works to come and investigate. and will continue to evaluate what to do next Initially, compensation for the affected houses has been given at 5,000 baht per house. After this, the Subdistrict Administrative Organization will set up a assistance committee. Discuss compensation according to regulations, at least not less than 50,000 baht per house. At this time, those affected have registered with the Sub district Administrative Organization and the residents have accommodations and have gone to live with relatives. As for property that is in the house, it is still not allowed to be taken out. because the area is still not safe This area was originally a rice field and fish pond. It is normal for the Samut Prakan area to subside approximately 5 centimeters per year. The exact cause of the subsidence is still being investigated. At this time, other houses are being monitored. From what it looks like, there should be no subsidence until the other houses have collapsed because the third house is separated from each other and is no longer being pulled together. Source: Thai News Agency