A Thai-Chinese company has denied allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an investigation into the collapse of a high-rise building under construction after an earthquake in Bangkok last month.
Authorities are probing Xin Ke Yuan Steel and another Chinese contractor involved in the construction to find out why the building crumbled following a quake centred in Myanmar, more than 800 miles (1,200km) away. It was the only building that completely collapsed that day.
The 7.7 magnitude quake on March 28 killed more than 3,700 in Myanmar, while in Thailand 47 were killed, mostly at the collapse site, and 47 others were reported missing.
Heavy machinery clears the rubble from the high-rise building that collapsed while under construction (Manish Swarup/AP)
The collapse sparked questions about the enforcement of construction safety and the state-run Chinese contractor, China Railway No 10 Engineering Group, leading to the arrest on Saturday of its Chinese executive in Thailand, identified as Zhang, on suspicion of operating the business through the use of nominees.
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