"Two dead, dozens injured in collapse at Myanmar luxury hotel building site", 23 June 2015

Two construction workers were killed and dozens injured when part of a luxury hotel being built in Myanmar's second city of Mandalay collapsed, sparking a desperate 30 hour bid to free a man trapped in the rubble...Rescue teams worked round-the-clock to free the trapped 18-year-old worker after the incident...at the construction site, according to local police, finally pulling him from the rubble...[a day later]..The site, which is being built by local contractors, is set to become a luxury Pullman hotel, according to a spokeswoman for the Accor Hotels group, who said the company was seeking further information on the incident. Three firms were responsible for construction at the site, according to police who said it is not yet known what caused part of the building to suddenly collapse. Myanmar has seen a construction boom in recent years...But the rush to build new hotels, offices and condominiums has raised concerns about building practices in the impoverished nation, where regulations are scant and poorly implemented.