Friday, May 29, 2009

Jaya Supermarket Collapsed

Rach told me something happened at Jaya, section 14 yesterday evening. The police closed the road to Jaya supermarket. This morning 2 lanes at the main road of Jaya, and the 2 road at the side of Jaya were closed by police. What happened.?

Jaya Supermarket accident: Workers trapped, one dead
Aerial view of the landmark Jaya Supermarket building in Section 14 in Petaling Jaya. - Glenn Guan/The Star
* Picture from The Star Online

PETALING JAYA: The abandoned Jaya Supermarket in Section 14 here collapsed after demolition operations went awry on Thursday evening.

Part of the four-storey building, a landmark of the city, collapsed at about 4:45pm, trapping nine Indonesian construction workers. Others working at the site managed to escape....

Click link to read report
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/28/nation/20090528182444&sec=nation


Jaya Supermarket collapses

* Picture from The Star Online



* Picture from The Star Online

Click link to read report http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/29/nation/4006906&sec=nation

2 comments:

CHRIS ONG said...

poor dead soul... finally the demise of one of the most memorable PJ landmarks for my childhood memories, Jaya supermarket. sigh..fond memories of that place.

Unknown said...

As the saying goes, 'All good things must come to an end.'