Collapse of Hotel New World

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2 Owen Rd, Singapore 218842

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N1° 18' 42.4224" E103° 51' 17.5644"   (1.311784, 103.854879) Start navigation »

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The collapse of the Hotel New World (Chinese: 新世界酒店倒塌事件; Malay: Runtuhnya Hotel New World; Tamil: நியூ வர்ல்டு சம்பவம்) occurred on 15 March 1986, and was Singapore's deadliest civil disaster since the Spyros disaster on 12 October 1978. The six-storey building situated at the junction of Serangoon Road and Owen Road rapidly collapsed, trapping 50 people beneath the rubble. Seventeen people were rescued, whereas 33 people were killed.

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