Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrender to police over fatal Bangkok tower collapse

BANGKOK, Thailand – A Thai construction tycoon and 14 others surrendered to police on Friday, May 16, over a building collapse that killed nearly a hundred workers during a powerful earthquake in March, authorities said.

The partially built 30-storey State Audit Office tower in Bangkok was the only building to collapse from tremors emanating from the powerful 7.7 magnitude quake in neighboring Myanmar. Rescue teams have recovered 92 bodies during a six week operation from the collapsed site.