July 23, 2004- Collapse of the "Leaning Tower" of Divisoria!

On July 23, 2004, a building collapsed in Divisoria the famous Manila’s classic bargain street-shopping district. The building owner claimed that the collapse was caused by multiple excavations in lots adjacent to the property. 

See actual video below!

Fortunately, the occupants of the ill fated building were forewarned when the whole structure started leaning over earlier the same morning, so no one was hurt — except for a city administrator whose knee was injured in the stampede of kibitzers running from the scene as the structure fell into the building across the street.

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