After the pickleball court collapse at 40 Pham Hung Street (My Dinh 2 Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi) that occurred on the afternoon of June 15, on the same evening, reporters from Lao Dong Newspaper were present at the scene to record the incident.
At 8:00 p.m., it was recorded that pickleball court No. 40 Pham Hung was almost completely collapsed, the scene was littered with iron and steel, corrugated iron roofs, support pillars...
Outside the entrance to the pickleball sports field on Pham Hung Street has been tightly locked. At this time, there was no presence of authorities.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Van (living in the FLC Complex 36 Pham Hung building), at around 6pm, before it rained, she heard a loud noise accompanied by screams from many people at the pickleball sports field right next to the building.
"When I opened the apartment window, I saw this pickleball court slowly collapsing. Many chants of "run, run" echoed throughout the area" - Ms. Van said.
Regarding the incident, in an interview with Lao Dong, a leader of My Dinh 2 Ward Police said that Pham Hung pickleball court No. 40 was built on project land.
In addition, this land is currently a car parking lot, a goods gathering and pick-up and drop-off point of some bus companies.
As Lao Dong reported earlier, on the afternoon of June 15, social networks shared a clip about a pickleball court at 40 Pham Hung Street (Nam Tu Liem District) collapsing after a thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds that caused a stir among the public.
At this time, there are many people playing in the above sports field.
A witness at the scene said that thunderstorms with strong winds caused the pickleball court pillars to shake, showing signs of collapsing. Many people quickly ran outside, leaving their belongings in the yard.
"When the pickleball court had its roof blown off and collapsed, everyone had evacuated safely" - the witness said.
Before the sports field collapse, public opinion raised questions about the safety and legality of this pickleball court.
