Building’s owner unknown
Amid safety fears in the construction industry, authorities yesterday refused to reveal the owner of a brand-new industrial building that crashed to the ground in Phnom Penh on Sunday, just days before hundreds were to have set foot in it. Sen Sok district governor Khoun Sreng said authorities would investigate the collapse of a 100-metre-long section of the empty building, which measured 160 by 40 metres. “City hall has created a committee to inspect the damage,” he said. But when asked who had constructed the building and who owned the land it crashed into, Khoun Sreng quickly ended his phone conversation with the Post. … Koe Santhoth, Phnom Penh Thmey commune police chief, said construction workers were using excavators at the site yesterday to remove damaged parts of the building ahead of a possible “reconstruction”. “I think the owner of the building could be a relative of some high-ranking officer,” he said. …
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