ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL
DISASTER
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‫هتل رویال پالزا یک ساختمان شش طبقه در استان ناخون راتچاسیما در‬
‫تایلند بود‪ .‬در ‪ ۱۳‬اوت ‪ ،۱۹۹۳‬ساختمان در کمتر از ‪ ۱۰‬ثانیه فرو ریخت‬
‫و ‪ ۱۳۷‬نفر کشته و ‪ ۲۲۷‬نفر زخمی شدند ‪.‬‬
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‫این فروپاشی به دلیل تغییر شکل تدریجی به دلیل خزش باعث ضعف همه‬
‫‌های پشتیبان طبقه همه شده بود‪ .‬هنگامی که یک ستون شکست‪ ،‬بقیه‬
‫ستون‬
‫‌ کامل شدند‪.‬‬
‫نیز به سرعت شکستند و منجر به فروپاشی عمودی تقریبا‬
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THE BUILDING WAS HOSTING TWO CONFERENCE MEETINGS AT THE TIME OF THE COLLAPSE. OF THE 379 PEOPLE IN
THE BUILDING, 117 WERE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FROM THE EDUCATION MINISTRY ATTENDING A SEMINAR ON THE
SECOND FLOOR, 59 WERE FROM THE SHELL COMPANY ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, AND 78 WERE GENERAL HOTEL
CLIENTS. THE REST OF THE 125 VICTIMS WERE HOTEL STAFF .
THE DISASTER WAS ONE OF THE MOST FATAL AND DISASTROUS MAN-MADE ACCIDENTS IN THAI HISTORY. THE OWNER
OF THE BUILDING AND FIVE OTHERS WERE ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING SAFETY REGULATIONS AND AN
UNPROFESSIONAL APPROACH ON THE PART OF THE ENGINEER . RESCUE OPERATIONS CONTINUED FOR MORE THAN
20 DAYS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3 .
THE ROYAL PLAZA HOTEL DISASTER IS A TRAGIC REMINDER OF HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO FOLLOW SAFETY
REGULATIONS AND ENSURE THAT BUILDINGS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH PROPER STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. IT IS ALSO A
REMINDER OF HOW QUICKLY LIFE CAN BE TAKEN AWAY BY MAN-MADE DISASTERS.