Building a house caused the neighbor's wall to collapse.

According to the status inspection report made at 8am this morning, at the time of the inspection, Ms. D's family was digging the foundation for construction.housing constructioncollapsed the wall of Mrs. T's family with a length of 18.8m. At the time of the wall collapse, fortunately there were no human casualties.

Previously, on May 18, 2021, when the foundation of the house was started to be dug, the wall of Ms. T's family also showed signs of subsidence. The two sides also made a record witnessed by the local authorities and the contractor committed to rebuilding the subsided wall within 7 days. Immediately after that, Ms. T's family's wall was also reinforced with steel braces, but the wall collapsed again.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Luu, urban civil servant, Ward People's CommitteeHa Huy Tapsaid that the two families have now reached an agreement on compensation for the collapsed wall. The ward will inspect, supervise, and request the construction unit to promptly clean up the collapsed wall that is obstructing people's way.

Some photos of the scene of the incident:

The construction of Ms. Nguyen Thi D's house was in the process of laying the foundation, causing the wall of Ms. Bach Thi My T's house to collapse, with a length of 18.8m. Photo: TD

Despite being reinforced with a steel frame, the wall of Mrs. T's house still collapsed. Photo: TD

A large section of wall collapsed, leaving bricks, mortar and steel frames scattered. Fortunately, there were no casualties at the time of the wall collapse. Photo: TD

The rubble of the wall was thrown out, blocking the path of the residential road behind. Photo: TD

The two sides have now reached an agreement on compensation for damages. In the photo: Workers are cleaning up broken bricks and collapsed ceilings. Photo: TD