Sidewalk collapses, killing woman

[Dari]

Not good.

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A Beijing woman was pronounced dead late Monday night one week after falling through a sidewalk into a pit of scalding hot water while walking to work. Despite doctors’ best efforts, the woman succumbed to organ failure and related injuries after 99% of her body was severely burned.

Mid-afternoon on April 1st, the woman, surnamed Yang, was walking to work with her colleague on North LiShi road in Beijing when the sidewalk suddenly collapsed, sending Yang toppling into a pit of boiling water. Ms. Yang’s body was almost entirely submerged in scalding water before she was pulled free and rushed to a nearby hospital. Despite Yang briefly regaining consciousness in the hospital — enough to recognize and nod toward her family — the hospital confirmed her passing at 11pm on Monday night.

The source of the water was ultimately traced to a leaking hot water pipe connected to the nearby Wuhua Mansion. When the accident first occurred, the Mansion’s real estate development company, Wanhua Estate, offered up 320,000 RMB for Yang’s hospital treatment.

Beijing District Heating Group told media they had sent out Repair Notices to Wanhua Estate warning them of the water leak, but had received no response. Currently, neither Wanhua Estate nor Wuhua Mansion has made a statement regarding Ms. Yang’s death, and it remains to be seen how or whether either will receive any punishment.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I think if I ever ended up having a large amount of my body severely burned I would rather just die than have them try to fix me. Your life would essentially be over, there would be months if not years of pain and then you would be completely disfigured. I am just reminded of that marine that came back from either Iraq or Afghanistan that was in the famous wedding photo.

 

[SandEagle]

RIP lady. what a way to go

what's up with all the bad news threads lately?

 

[Anubis]

man that sucks, pretty shocked the water stayed that hot from a leaking pipe

 

[her209]

I'd be steamed if that happened to a loved one.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

of all the ways i don't want to go, boiled alive is high on the list

 

[Zebo]

They build whole cities there in 6 months while it takes them 3 years to finish a lane around my way....what do you expect? Gotta break a few eggs...

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

son of a bitch that sucks.. so sorry she passed

 

[TechBoyJK]

Whoever is responsible for this is going to be in hot water!

 

[twinrider1]

Wuhua....I've got you all in check.

 

[Capt Caveman]

They build whole cities there in 6 months while it takes them 3 years to finish a lane around my way....what do you expect? Gotta break a few eggs...

And they're now building bridges and highways in the US.

 

[IndyColtsFan]

And they're now building bridges and highways in the US.

That was the first thing I thought of when I read this thread. That, and that Chinese suspension bridge that was mentioned in the last week or so. No way I'd drive over that.

 

[SandEagle]

That was the first thing I thought of when I read this thread. That, and that Chinese suspension bridge that was mentioned in the last week or so. No way I'd drive over that.

the pussification of IndyColtsFan America continues....

 

[IndyColtsFan]

the pussification of IndyColtsFan America continues....

You're right, falling into a little boiling water or falling 1100 ft never killed anyone. Oh wait....

 

[sdifox]

why the fuck is there a pipe carrying hot water under a sidewalk?

 

[DrunkenSano]

This is why 'Made in China' products are such shit.

 

[Capt Caveman]

why the fuck is there a pipe carrying hot water under a sidewalk?

Never seen steam coming up from a manhole?

 

[Capt Caveman]

This is why 'Made in China' products are such shit.

Being in Jersey, there is a bridge in NY with that label.

 

[DrunkenSano]

There are lots of crap in the US with that label. :|

 

[sdifox]

Never seen steam coming up from a manhole?

steam in manhole is not the same thing as a hot water pipe...

 

[dennilfloss]

That's where you use the Granite XP Manhole Examination Module.

manhole inspection and re- habilitation are daunting tasks

www.cuesinc.com/pdf docs/Manhole article cues.pdf

 

[Squisher]

why the fuck is there a pipe carrying hot water under a sidewalk?

I've heard there are steam pipes running under some streets in Downtown Detroit to melt the snow in the winter, but I have no idea if this is even true. This just seems really strange that you would heat water remotely either for heating or hot water supply.

 

[Daverino]

Reminds me of this

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/freakish/hotspring.asp

 

[sdifox]

I've heard there are steam pipes running under some streets in Downtown Detroit to melt the snow in the winter, but I have no idea if this is even true. This just seems really strange that you would heat water remotely either for heating or hot water supply.

Detroit pipe waste hot water from power plants to melt snow on sidewalk. This does not look like what is happening in the story.

http://www.mlive.com/grand-haven/index.ssf/2011/01/downtown_snowmelt_system_may_e.html

 

[Capt Caveman]

steam in manhole is not the same thing as a hot water pipe...

There are also steam pipes under the streets in a number of cities. Worse than hot water.