Thailand Probes Collapse of Only Skyscraper to Fall in Quake

The collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok — the lone building to crash during the massive earthquake last week — has become the center of Thai investigations as questions swirl around the construction and quality of the materials used by a joint venture of Thai-Chinese contractors.

The 30-story building, which was set to be a new location for Thailand’s State Audit Office, crumbled within minutes of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, killing 12 workers and trapping nearly 80 people. Last-ditch efforts are ongoing to find survivors, with the massive piles of concrete rubble making the task difficult even after 72 hours of the quake.