The entire sheet-metal rain awning of a shopfront in a Kaohsiung shopping district collapsed. Fortunately no one was injured, but the way the matter was handled sparked disputes over delays.

• The sheet-metal rain awning of a shopfront in the Yuzhu Shopping District, together with the air-conditioning compressor mounted on top of it, fell to the ground in its entirety on the evening of the 15th.
• The awning had been tilting for at least a week, and residents and shop owners, worried it might injure someone, put up cordon tape themselves.
• Nearby residents complained that the Public Works Bureau, citing the awning as "private property," would only remove it for a fee, and that even after a city councillor stepped in there was still no response.
• The Illegal Construction Brigade clarified that the property owner had already agreed the previous week to pay a contractor to carry out the removal and that there had been no case of being unable to reach the owner — yet it fell before the removal could take place.

Outlook: The second-floor wall is already tilting and still at risk of collapsing, so the subsequent removal and the assignment of responsibility will be the focus going forward.