the collapse had been caused by the foundations being undermined by a combination of dug-out soil being piled 10 m high against one side and the digging of a 4.6-m-deep underground car park on the other.
The danger had been reported to the construction company, who had failed to act on it
Also, the only fatality was a construction worker inside the building
https://web.archive.org/web/20090711123638/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2009-07/08/content_8394761.htm
Nope, this was real. It happened.
TL;DR for anyone who wants it:
The danger had been reported to the construction company, who had failed to act on it
Also, the only fatality was a construction worker inside the building
oh boy, and i was hoping it was a way of deconstruction
Tofu dreg