2002 Taman Hillview Bungalow Collapse
- 2002 Taman Hillview Bungalow Collapse
The 2002 Taman Hillview Bungalow Collapse was a bungalow collapse that occurred on 20 November 2002, in Taman Hillview, Ulu Klang, Selangor, Malaysia when the bungalow of the Affin Bank chairman General (RtD) Tan Sri Ismail Omar collapsed causing a landslide. The bungalow was completely destroyed after the landslide took place. Eight people were killed in this incident.
This incident is related to the Highland Towers collapse, which took place in 1993. The cause of this landslide was the failure of a rubble wall, that triggered a landslide.
ee also
*Highland Towers collapse (11 December 1993)
*Taman Hillview
References
* [http://www.gnpgeo.com.my/download/publication/A_03.pdf Is the Ground in Ulu Klang Unstable?]
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