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Collapse of Hotel New World
The Sunday Times front page the day after the incident
Date15 March 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-15)
Time11:25 am (UTC+08:00)
LocationRochor, Singapore
CauseConstruction error
Deaths33
Non-fatal injuries17
Building details
Lian Yak Building
Map
Former namesNew Serangoon Hotel
Alternative namesHotel New World
General information
StatusCollapsed
LocationRochor
CountrySingapore
Coordinates1°18′42″N 103°51′18″E / 1.311784°N 103.854879°E / 1.311784; 103.854879
Opened1971; 53 years ago (1971)
DestroyedMarch 15, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-03-15)
ClientIndustrial and Commercial Bank Limited
Hotel New World
OwnerNg Khong Lim
AffiliationLian Yak Realty
Technical details
Floor count6
Other information
Number of rooms67
Number of restaurants1

The collapse of the Hotel New World was a civil disaster that occurred in Singapore on 15 March 1986.[1] The Hotel New World was a six-story building situated at the junction of Serangoon Road and Owen Road in the Rochor district when it suddenly collapsed, trapping 50 people beneath the rubble.[2] 33 people died and 17 people were rescued.[3]

  1. ^ Allen Yu-Hung LAI; Seck L. TAN (August 2013). Impact of Disasters and Disaster Risk Management in Singapore: A Case Study of Singapore's Experience in Fighting the SARS Epidemic (PDF) (Technical report). ERIA Discussion Paper Series. Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Table 1. ERIA-DP-2013-14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ^ Report of the Inquiry into the Collapse of Hotel New World, Singapore: Printed for the Government of Singapore by Singapore National Printers, 1987, OCLC 24545169 (Book launch website for: Tommy Koh, ed. (2006). Singapore, the encyclopedia. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 978-981-4155-63-2.)
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