At least three people were killed and 68 injured when a skyscraper that was under construction collapsed in Bangkok, according to Thailand’s National Institute of Emergency Medicine.
Officials said there were approximately 320 construction workers on site when the building in Bangkok collapsed and 70 people are currently missing, according to a statement published on social media. Approximately 20 workers are still trapped in the elevator shaft with the number of deaths expected to climb, the National Institute of Emergency Medicine added.
Workers run away from a building as it collapses at a construction site following an earthquake, in Bangkok, Mar. 28, 2025.
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Mar. 28, 2025.
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