Bangkok: There are fears that at least one building could collapse in central Bangkok after a huge sinkhole swallowed up a busy road intersection on Wednesday, damaging infrastructure and prompting evacuations.

The Bangkok Post reported that workers were rushing to fill in the sinkhole near Vajira Hospital in Dusit district with sandbags and crushed stone to prevent further subsidence.

There were no casualties from the collapse, but three vehicles were damaged, according to Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt.

The sinkhole opened up without warning about 7am Bangkok time near the construction site of the Mass Rapid Transport line’s new Vajira station, directly in front of the hospital.

According to the Bangkok Post, a 20-metre-deep underground tunnel caved in, causing soil to s

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