Tragedy in Por Sen Chey

• Proeksa Meas
• 31 December 2015
• Construction Focus
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The partial collapse of a supermarket construction site in Por Sen Chey killed one worker and injured two others on 15 July.

The incident occurred at around 08.20am shortly after work had been completed on smoothing the concrete first floor. A large section of the still-wet floor then collapsed, trapping the three men below.

Construction at the site, operated by the Thouen Sokha Group, was immediately halted and district authorities indicated that the owners would be liable for compensation payments.

The Phnom Penh Post reported Por Sen Chey district cadastral chief officer Bin Sineat as saying that the site had a legal permit with materials meeting standards but that there had been issues with the way they had been used.

The tragedy showed again the urgent need for the promulgation of Cambodia’s long-awaited Construction Law.