(Bangkok, 5th) Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt stated that demolition work on the newly built Samsen Police Station, located at the subsidence site on Samsen Road, began on Saturday night.
On Sunday morning at the scene, Governor Chadchart explained that robots were first used to dismantle the windows and exterior walls of the sinking new police station, and all vehicles had been removed from the police station area. On-site officials reported to him that the four-storey police station building shifted on Saturday night, accompanied by cracking sounds. The Bangkok city government later announced on its official Facebook page that rain had caused the soil layers of the foundation to shift, resulting in the police station's subsidence.
Chadchart pointed out that, fortunately, nearby police dormitories and commercial buildings were unaffected and their structures remain stable.
Meanwhile, the governor stated that authorities are currently filling the sunken pit with sand to fill the void.
As of Saturday night, workers had already poured 3,800 cubic meters of sand into the pit, and planned to add another 1,200 cubic meters on Sunday morning. He stated that he did not find any new cracks during the Sunday morning inspection.
Chadchart added that the nearby Vajira Hospital was operating as usual on Sunday and was not affected by the incident.
It is understood that the subsidence incident occurred on the morning of September 24, when the pit was initially estimated to be 30 meters wide, 30 meters long, and 20 meters deep, located above the construction site of the MRT Purple Line extension’s underground station. Officials indicated that the main cause of the subsidence was the softness of the local geological soil layer.
For safety reasons, the authorities decided to demolish the police station. As a result, the scheduled reopening of Samsen Road (located in Dusit District, Bangkok) has been postponed indefinitely.
On Sunday morning at the scene, Governor Chadchart explained that robots were first used to dismantle the windows and exterior walls of the sinking new police station, and all vehicles had been removed from the police station area. On-site officials reported to him that the four-storey police station building shifted on Saturday night, accompanied by cracking sounds. The Bangkok city government later announced on its official Facebook page that rain had caused the soil layers of the foundation to shift, resulting in the police station's subsidence.
Chadchart pointed out that, fortunately, nearby police dormitories and commercial buildings were unaffected and their structures remain stable.
Meanwhile, the governor stated that authorities are currently filling the sunken pit with sand to fill the void.
As of Saturday night, workers had already poured 3,800 cubic meters of sand into the pit, and planned to add another 1,200 cubic meters on Sunday morning. He stated that he did not find any new cracks during the Sunday morning inspection.
Chadchart added that the nearby Vajira Hospital was operating as usual on Sunday and was not affected by the incident.
It is understood that the subsidence incident occurred on the morning of September 24, when the pit was initially estimated to be 30 meters wide, 30 meters long, and 20 meters deep, located above the construction site of the MRT Purple Line extension’s underground station. Officials indicated that the main cause of the subsidence was the softness of the local geological soil layer.
For safety reasons, the authorities decided to demolish the police station. As a result, the scheduled reopening of Samsen Road (located in Dusit District, Bangkok) has been postponed indefinitely.