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1986Mar, 15

Collapse of Hotel New World: Thirty-three people die when the Hotel New World in Singapore collapses.

The collapse of the Hotel New World (Chinese: 新世界酒店倒塌事件; Malay: Runtuhnya Hotel New World; Tamil: நியூ வர்ல்டு விடுதி சம்பவம் Niyū Varlţu Vituthi Campavam) occurred on 15 March 1986, and was Singapore's deadliest civil disaster since the Spyros disaster on 12 October 1978. The six-storey building situated at the junction of Serangoon Road and Owen Road rapidly collapsed, trapping 50 people beneath the rubble. Seventeen people were rescued and 33 people died.

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