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I don’t know if the construction company should be scolded for building insufficient foundations or rewarded for building a building that won’t collapse – even if you knock it over. This 13-story building fell on its side while under construction. Read more….

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2 Comments
  1. July 1st, 2009 - 7:50 am

    jeez. it makes me really really grateful for all the building codes, permitting processes and inspections we have to get through in the U.S…. it seems like a lot of hoops most of the time but it generally keeps stuff like *this* from happening. thank god that building wasn’t occupied yet.

  2. July 1st, 2009 - 8:59 am

    I posted this on my Facebook page and one of my friends commented that “it actually looks nicer now”

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