It was a horrible sight to behold as a 17-story building collapsed in the city of Tainan in Taiwan, Asia.
However, the city’s police officers have apprehended the builder of the collapsed complex, Reuters reports.
According to Ellen Hsueh, a municipal spokeswoman in Tainan, she stated that the developer of the collapsed building known as the Wei-Guan Golden Dragon Building is in police custody with 2 of his colleagues. She said the name of the developer is one Lin Minghui.
Lin Minghui was arrested for criminal practices in relation to how he designed the building.
The actual cause of the collapse was as a result of an earthquake that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, February 13. At least 39 bodies were recovered by rescue operators from the site of the rubbles of the building.
Rubbles of the collapsed building with rescue workers inside
According to New York Times, an earthquake struck Tainan in the early hours of February 13. Almost all the parts of the 17-storey building came down.
When the incident occurred, some residents who live close to the building were not fortunate as scores of them were killed.
Prosecutors have filed a case against the developer’s company. The charge is bordered on suspicion of professional negligent homicide.
This is because there were some irregularities in the manner the building was constructed by the developer.
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