Sniffer dogs withdrawn from Bangkok’s collapsed tower building

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Sniffer dogs withdrawn from Bangkok’s collapsed tower building

investigators begin digging through the rubble to find information.

PUBLISHED: 7 Apr 2025 at 14: 17

Sniffer dogs and trainers arrive at the State Audit Office disaster site in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, soon after its collapse on March 28.(Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
Sniffing dogs and trainers arrive at the crisis site of the State Audit Office in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district shortly after its decline on March 28. ( Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill )

After 11 days of searching for individuals, sniffing puppies have been removed from the crashed State Audit Office tower in Bangkok. &nbsp,

As the investigation begins on Tuesday to find data from among the rubble, which will be the first step in the investigation into why the 30-storey, empty building collapsed in the March 28 earthquake.

Sniper dogs typically work a disaster site for seven to ten days, according to Suthikiart Sophanik, director of Thailand’s K9 USAR ( canine urban search and rescue ). The research at the location in the Chatuchak area had been going on for 11 days. &nbsp,

The dogs and their instructors had done their best, he said, and it was time to use powerful technology to haul the dust away.

K9 USAR Thailand had one puppy that, along with nine sniffing dogs and their coaches, and K9 USAR Canada had one there. &nbsp,

On Tuesday, the research into why the tower collapsed when another highrises in Bangkok remain structurally audio will start. The Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Department of Special Investigation, the Department of Public Works, Town and Country Planning, and others will play a key role in this.

The public works department and the Thai Industrial Standards Institute will monitor the quality of the masonry and steel at the decline site, according to Pol Maj Woranan Srilam, DSI chairman for customer protection, on Monday. The DSI will also examine the possibility of the design firm utilizing Thai nominees.

He provided financial advice to three Thai citizens who were listed as China Railway No. stockholders. 10 Engineering Co. to report to the police and share any information with the government. The ITD-CREC partnership has agreed to construct the 30-story State Audit Office at a cost of 2.1 billion ringgit.

Police investigators will gather samples of metal rods, material used in the design, and other product information, according to Pol Maj Gen Noppasin Poonsawat, assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.