Cement beams for the awning terrace are under construction. Collapse kills 1 Myanmar worker, injures 1
At 1:54 p.m., investigators at Bueng Kum Police Station were notified of cement beams on the awning balcony. Children’s Center before the criteria, Bang Toei Temple, Nawamin Road, Klong Kum Subdistrict, Bueng Kum District, collapsed, killing 1 Myanmar male construction worker and seriously injuring 1 person.
According to an investigation at the scene, it was found that the cement beams that had fallen on Myanmar construction workers It is the cement beam of the awning balcony. Length of about 1 × 4 meters, thickness of about 4 feet
Eyewitnesses stated that At the time of the incident, there were about 2 workers working at the scene. The cement beam collapsed without warning. Causing the two workers working below to be crushed immediately, fellow workers who witnessed the incident hurried to inform the rescuers to help. Rescuers had to use cutting tools and jacks to lift the concrete blocks. Before helping the two workers out, the first known name is Mr. Wu, 26 years old, injured in his right leg. He was taken to Noppharat Hospital while the other person tried to perform CPR but was unable to help because he hit the concrete slab all over his body. A construction worker’s friend stated that the deceased had only been working for 10 days.
The investigating staff of the Bueng Kum Police Station, officials from the Bueng Kum District Office Barricade the area to strictly prohibit unrelated persons from entering the area. Because it was found that the concrete awning that collapsed did not find the steel connected to the building An awning on the rooftop may collapse and repeat itself.
Source: Thai News Agency