3 killed as construction elevator falls in south-central Vietnam
Sunday, November 12, 2023, 12:00 GMT+7
Police in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam are investigating a case in which a construction elevator fell as its cable broke, killing three workers inside the elevator at the construction site of a six-floor housing project on Saturday.
The labor accident happened at about 11:20 am at the project on Nguyen Trai Street in Phan Thiet.
At the time, four workers were using the elevator, which is often utilized to transport building materials, to move downward from the sixth floor, about 20 meters from the ground, to have lunch.
When they entered the elevator, it immediately showed signs of problems. It moved upward by about 50 centimeters, stopped suddenly, and shook many times instead of moving downward.
A worker who stood near the elevator’s entrance held on to the scaffold and jumped out of the elevator.
The elevator fell later, killing the remaining three workers on the spot.
The deceased include N.V.X., B.N.L., and N.T.T., born in 1954, 1961, and 1978, respectively, and all residing in Ham Thuan Bac District, Binh Thuan Province.
Right after the accident, Binh Thuan police officers examined the scene of the accident and questioned people at the construction site.
Work on the project started about three months ago. At the time of the accident, there were over 10 workers at the site.
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