Implications
n Chaotic situation
n Panic & fear
among commuters/shoppers
n Uninjured
commuters/shoppers rush to safety
n Mass Casualty
situation
n Many seriously injured or dead
n Some are trapped under the collapsed flooring
n Possibility of
further damages/casualties
n Unsound structures such as collapsed walls,
overhanging slabs,
buckled columns and beams, etc.
n Exposed
live dangling wires, pockets of fire, water and gas leaks from utility pipes.