Six foreign workers were trapped under rubble after the fourth floor of a building under construction in Persiaran Barat here collapsed.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Mustakim Rimon said the victims comprised an Indonesian and five Bangladeshis in their 30s.

“When the incident happened, the six workers were carrying out construction work on the fourth floor of the building.

“One of the victims, who was severely injured, was brought out by rescue personnel, two others were saved by their friends while the other three managed to save themselves,” he said when met at the scene.

He said the last victim was taken out at about 2.50pm.

“The victim who was severely injured had to be manually brought out after attempts to use a crane were found to be unsuitable,” he said, adding that the worker was injured around his waist.

Mustakim said the department received an emergency call at 9.56am and arrived four minutes later.

“A total of 25 members and officials from the fire stations in Section 7, Petaling Jaya, and Damansara rushed to the scene,” he said.

Mustakim said all the victims were taken to the University Malaya Medical Centre for treatment and the cause of the incident was still being investigated.

It is understood that the construction work has been temporarily suspended.

Meanwhile, a witness, Kamal Hussain, 40, said he and his friends rushed to the construction site when they heard of the mishap.

“We arrived to see several people trapped under concrete slabs,” he said.

Source:
courtesy of THE STAR

by M. Kumar

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