Ceiling comes crashing down at upscale building in Kaohsiung
Ceiling comes crashing down at upscale building in Kaohsiung
2026-04-08
Residents of an upscale building built just eight years ago in Kaohsiung are angry and scared, after the ceiling of the lobby suddenly collapsed in the middle of night. Ornamentation made of wooden planks and metal came crashing down without warning on an area with sofas and the reception desk. Fortunately, only the security guard was in the lobby when the incident happened, and he was able to get out of harm’s way. Residents say the quality of construction is shoddy, and are calling on the developer to take responsibility.
CCTV cameras caught the moment the ceiling collapsed, with metal frames and wooden planks crashing over the sofa area.
The reception was wrecked. The night-shift security guard was lucky to dash to a corner just in time to avoid getting crushed. He emerged with just light abrasions on his arms.
Security guard
Was injured in collapse
I saw the wooden panels crack and fall. Luckily, there was a gap on one side. I was there at the time and I almost got crushed under it all.
Liu Yin-chun
FTV reporter
The lobby has since been cordoned off to prevent any further injuries. Residents heading to work or school had to go the long way to get out via an underground passage instead.
Resident
Ceiling collapsed in reception
It’s such a hassle. And it’s really scary. I don’t understand how the whole ceiling could collapse just like that.
The collapse happened at an apartment complex built 8 years ago in Kaohsiung’s Xinxing District. The decorations on the ceiling of the lobby suddenly crumbled at around midnight. Though it is unknown what exactly caused the collapse, residents allege that the quality of construction in shared facilities is shoddy. They have reported issues to the developer multiple times, all without any resolution. The 5-year warranty period has expired without an agreement between the two parties, meaning the handover process is still incomplete.
Resident
Ceiling collapsed in reception
We don’t know much about structural issues, but they seemed to just glue things together anyhow. They’re dishonest.
Mr. Wang
Building committee
There are leaks, wall damage, and discolored tiles. There’s a regulation about a 5-year warranty period, but we can’t pursue that any more. We not after compensation. We want them to do things properly.
Similar ceiling designs can be found on other floors of the building, and residents worry about further collapses. They are urging the developer to take responsibility.
Mr. Wang
Building committee
We will definitely continue to push for this and do our best, but for now we have to wait for their assessment of the main cause.
The collapse happened at a time that there was no construction work underway, and there is no stormy weather or earthquake that can be blamed. The developer says that once the cause is found, they will take full responsibility for repairs.
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高雄大樓天花版整片掉落 保全急躲桌下角落僅輕傷
2026-04-08
深夜12點多，高雄新興區一棟屋齡8年的大樓，天花板的裝潢突然整片掉落，不僅沙發區、櫃台被砸中，當時夜班保全也差點被壓在下面，幸好機警閃躲在角落，只有手部擦傷。王姓主委出面控訴，大樓的公設區域施工品質一直有問題，多次反應沒下文，交屋到現在還沒完成點交，如今又發生裝潢砸落意外。建商人員到現場釐清掉落原因，強調一定會負責修繕。
監視器畫面中，大樓天花板的裝潢，鐵架連同木板，突然整片掉落，重重砸在沙發區。
櫃檯區整個面目全非，當時值夜班的保全還差點遭殃，幸好機警閃躲在角落，只有手部擦傷。
[[夜班保全]]
“看到木板開始裂開，木板開始掉下來，是好險，最後有空隙，我當時人在裡面，我差點被壓在下面”
[[民視記者 劉尹淳]]
“重回事發現場，門口已經拉起封鎖線，避免住戶進出會危險，不過一大早住戶要上班上課，必須要改到地下道通行相當無奈”
[[住戶]]
“就很不方便，只是蠻驚恐，那個怎麼會，不知道是什麼原因整片掉下來”
事發在高雄新興區，一棟屋齡8年的大樓，晚上12點多，一樓大廳的天花板裝潢，不明原因整片掉落，住戶控訴，大樓公設區域的施工品質原本就有問題，向建商反應多次沒下文，拖過了五年保固期，雙方沒共識，因此交屋到現在，都還沒完成點交。
[[住戶]]
“結構這個我們不懂啦，但是他們就隨便黏一黏，不老實啦”
[[大樓王姓主委]]
“漏水的部分，包含有一些牆壁蓬垢，然後之前磁磚的白化，我記得有一條法規是在五年內，就是一個保固啦，那我也很難去再去爭取，我們不是要跟他要錢，但是我們就希望說，他來把施工品質做好”
由於砸落的裝潢，在其他樓層也使用相同裝潢，就擔心意外重演，住戶希望建商出面面對。
[[大樓王姓主委]]
“這方面我們一定會再進去，盡力來爭取，因為我們現在要先等他們來評估，造成事情的主要原因”
明明沒施工，也沒下雨或地震，裝潢怎麼會突然掉落，建商強調，等釐清狀況後，絕對會負起修繕責任。
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