Bangkok reviews construction safety after a high-rise was crumpled by an earthquake 800 miles away

Thai authorities said Monday they are investigating why a single office tower block under construction in Bangkok collapsed during Friday’s earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the capital.

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Bangkok Gov. Chadchart Sittipunt visited the site as heavy equipment pulled away rubble from the 30-story State Audit Office building in hopes of finding the 78 people still missing.

“Even one life saved is worth all the effort, so I think we have to move on, carry on,” he said. But in the longer run it’s important to ensure building safety in the city, where millions of people live and work in thousands of high-rise buildings.

The magnitude 7.7 quake, which was centered more than 800 miles (1,200 kilometers) away, killed more than 2,000 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in Thailand, most at the Bangkok construction site near the popular Chatuchak Market.