The Collapse.

I'm assuming you've all heard about the incident in Section 14, Petaling Jaya? The Jaya Supermarket building that was supposedly in the process of demolition collasped around 5pm last Thursday, 28th May 2009.

I wasn't aware of the news till my dad got back that night from sending my brother for his tuition at that area. But even he, had no idea what the whole commotion was about. He just said that they closed the road & there were a lot of policemen & firemen around, and like, 10 ambulances standing by.

That definitely amplified our curiousity, that we came up with so many assumptions like, arm robbery or maybe a riot, etc. Personally, the only thing I could come up with from hearing about the 10 ambulances, was a MASSACRE. "Shiiiihhttss", I immediately thought.
Coz at the time, we had no idea buildings were involved.

That same night, we watched the news reporting the collapse followed by the death of 2 Indonesian contractors it caused. And today I read, the collapse death toll rose to four.

I find the whole tragedy really sad. Really. Especially because I've had a lot of memories there.
Jaya supermarket has been quite a familiar place to me & my family ever since I was a kid. I guess you can say, I'm a regular there. That was like the chill spot of ALL chill spots before Midvalley & OU even existed. I went for tuition at that area & even worked there for 3months after SPM.

Yeah, the building was being demolished anyway, but for such catastrophe to occur. And knowing a small part of you has heart for it. It's just, dispriting.

I heard that the impact was so hard that, hawkers on the sides of the road had to run to save themselves. People seem to be questionning the company incharge's method for demolition.
I did find it kinda weird that they were doing everything from the inside, inspite of the instability, but what do i know about the processes anyway?

There was this part in the news :

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said the incident was a stark reminder on why safety at the workplace should not be taken for granted.

“It is sad that it takes another tragedy for people to realise what will happen if one takes safety at the workplace for granted.

I absolutely AGREE.
Condolences to the families who lost their loved one in the incident.
It's gonna take a lot of work to clean up & make sure the area is secure enough for the people around the area. Lets just pray that all is fine.

Pictures from : www.thestaronline.com
You can go read about it there too, if you want :)