Part of UIC Building collapses along Shenton Way

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- ST PHOTO: LIM YAN LIANG

Workers being spoken to by the police as Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel survey the site where a portion of a multi-story car park measuring about 30m by 20m collapsed at 5 Shenton Way on Aug 2, 2012. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

The unnamed operator (in purple) of the sunken excavator escaped unhurt following the collapse of a portion of a multi-story car park measuring about 30m by 20m at 5 Shenton Way on August 2, 2012. The collapse occurred as the multi-story car park was undergoing a phased demolition process. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

An SCDF officer looks at an excavator that sunk atop the collapse of a portion of a multi-story car park measuring about 30m by 20m along 5 Shenton Way on August 2, 2012. The collapse occurred as the multi-story car park was undergoing a phased demolition process. -- ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

SCDF personnel survey the site where an excavator sunk atop the collapse of a portion of a multi-story car park measuring about 30m by 20m along 5 Shenton Way on August 2, 2012. The collapse occurred as the multi-story car park was undergoing a phased demolition process.

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: LEE WEI DE

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: STOMP

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: STOMP

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: STOMP

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: STOMP

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: STOMP

Part of the former UIC Building along Shenton Way collapsed at about 5pm on Thursday. -- PHOTO: STOMP