2 workers confirmed dead, 29 injured in Singapore worksite
accident
By Bhagman Singh, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed two
workers dead and 29 others injured in a construction site accident
at Ayer Rajah Avenue on Thursday.
Eleven injured workers were taken to the National University
Hospital.
Another 15 workers, most with minor injuries, have been sent to the
Singapore General Hospital.
Three other workers - two Bangladeshis and a Thai - were taken to
Alexandra Hospital. They were later discharged.
SCDF said the workers were working on a six-storey steel girder
when it collapsed into the basement of the building. The building
is next to the INSEAD Institute along Ayer Rajah Avenue One.
SCDF said the collapse site was a sqaure of about 200 by 200
metres, and 30 metres deep.
Rescue officers are continuing their search for the missing workers
believed to be pinned under the steel beams.
In a statement, JTC said the cause of the collapse was still
unknown at this moment, and search and rescue efforts by SCDF are
currently underway at the site.
The project is owned by JTC Corporation, the project manager is
Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd and the contractor is Greatearth United
Engineers JV.
JTC reiterates that the incident was not linked to the Circle Line
construction.
Last week, the collapse of a temporary wall at an MRT construction
site caused a road section along Nicoll Highway to cave in, leaving
four people dead. - CNA
