Construction Minister asks for inquiry into sports hall roof collapse
(VOV) - Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung on September 3 asked HCM City to instruct its construction department and relevant agencies to examine the cause of the September 2 collapse of Phan Dinh Phung Sports House.
Four male badminton players were competing at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2014 when huge chunks of gypsum-made roof of the Sports House fell down at around 07.30pm. Luckily nobody was hurt in the incident.
The organising board immediately stopped the game and decided to move the tournament to Tan Binh Sports Hall.
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| Nobody got hurt after part of gypsum-made roof of Phan Dinh Phung Sports hall collapsed on September 2 (Photo: VNE) |
In a dispatch to the HCM City People’s Committee, Construction Minister Dung reminded the designated agencies to pay special attention to the stability of the root structure, suspension roof details, and the quality of the roof.
He also proposed that the HCM City People’s Committee instruct its construction department to examine the quality of suspension roofs of all public works in the city to ensure safety of audiences.
Nguyen Phuong Nam, President of the Vietnam Badminton Federation and head of the organising board of the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open 2014, admitted that the incident would damage Vietnamese badminton’s reputation.
“The organising board had checked the court, mostly focusing on the lighting and air con system…. Luckily nobody got hurt,” said Nam.
Phan Dinh Phung Sports Hall was built in the 1980s. Local authorities planned to rebuild it in the early 2010s in the form of Build – Transfer (BT). However, the project has been since put on hold due to different reasons.