Highland Tower Before Collapse

Today on the 20th anniversary of the worst construction tragedy in the history of malaysia i went and look at my pictures archives of the tragedy again.

Highland tower before collapse. The highland towers collapse was an apartment building collapse that occurred on 11 december 1993 in taman hillview ulu kelang selangor malaysia the collapse of block one of the apartments caused the deaths of 48 people and led to the complete evacuation of the other two blocks due to safety concerns. 20 years ago today on dec 11 1993 block a of the highland towers condominium complex in in taman hillview ulu klang selangor malaysia came crashing down after days of heavy rain killing 48 people. Abandoned after the destruction of building one for safety reasons the vandalized buildings two and three of highland towers still stand today above the kuala lumpur ring road rising incongruously above encroaching jungle greenery that is fast reclaiming the site. It was reported that five minutes before the incident occurred there was a loud metal explosion coming from block 1 of the highland towers.

The collapse of the highland towers block 1 resulted in 48 deaths. The highland towers collapse occurred on 11 december 1993 in taman hillview ulu klang selangor malaysia the towers collapsed following a major landslide that is said to be the cause of the tragedy. The highland towers collapse was an apartment building collapse that occurred on 11 december 1993 in taman hillview ulu klang selangor malaysia. 48 residents were killed in the collapse.

Highland towers collapse malaysia on december 11 1993 at 1 35pm the first tower of the highland towers apartment complex in selangor malaysia fell ultimately killing 48 people. The cause of failure was attributed to a landslide that occurred due to pipes that burst allowing for the barren ground near the site to wash away. The highland towers consisted of three 13 story buildings or blocks. The highland towers collapse was an apartment building collapse that occurred on 11 december 1993 in taman hillview ulu klang selangor malaysia.

The highland towers collapse malaysia the highland towers collapse was another apartment building collapse which took place on 11 december 1993 in selangor malaysia. The collapse of block one of the apartments caused the deaths of 48 people and led to the complete evacuation of the remaining two blocks due to safety concern. And then it happened. The collapse of block one of the apartments caused the deaths of 48 people and led to the complete evacuation of the other two blocks due to safety concerns.

The apartment complex was comprised of three 12 story blocks constructed in phases between 1974 and 1982 and situated at the base of a steeply sloping hill that was in the later years further terraced. On that fateful day the said block collapsed.