 The Sunday Times front page the day after the incident | |
| Date | 15 March 1986 |
|---|---|
| Time | 11:25 am (UTC+08:00) |
| Location | Rochor, Singapore |
| Cause | Construction error |
| Deaths | 33 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 17 |
Building details | |
Lian Yak Building | |
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| Former names | New Serangoon Hotel |
| Alternative names | Hotel New World |
| General information | |
| Status | Collapsed |
| Location | Rochor |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°18′42″N 103°51′18″E / 1.311784°N 103.854879°E |
| Opened | 1971 |
| Destroyed | March 15, 1986 |
| Client | Industrial and Commercial Bank Limited Hotel New World |
| Owner | Ng Khong Lim |
| Affiliation | Lian Yak Realty |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 67 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
The collapse of 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]
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- ^ 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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