The death toll at the construction site in Bang Phli where a concrete beam collapsed on Tuesday was confirmed at 10, with another 16 reported injured
Police and rescue workers at the construction site in Bang Phli. - SUTTHIWIT CHAYUTVORAKEN
A concrete beam fell down at the building site, part of the expansion of the Ramathibodi Hospital's Chakri Naruebodindra medical centre near Suvarnabhumi Khlong 4, around noon on Tuesday.
Ruamkatanyu Foundation staff said the fallen beam linked Buildings 1 and 2 on the fourth floor. The beam, 20 by 15 metres and 30cm thick, fell to the second floor, landing on workers who were eating their lunch.
Two bodies remained under the debris. Rescuers said they were pierced by rebar rods.
The building structure at the north end was cracked and all scaffolding bent. Engineers said rescue was dangerous because there was a high danger the entire structure could collapse.
Rescue workers were trying to recover two bodies till trapped in the debris.
Two of the dead construction workers were confirmed to be Cambodian nationals, reports said.
Mahidol University, which operates Ramathibodi hospital, said in a statement later Tuesday that the cause of the collapse was the subsidence of soil around the elevator chute.
Italian-Thai Development Plc is the contractor and ACSE 110 Consortium is the project superviser.
The university pledged to investigate the accident and ensure compensation for the victims and their families.