Collapse of scaffolding at site of Pullman Hotel in Mandalay leaves two dead

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Collapse of scaffolding leaves two dead

By Si Thu Lwin

MANDALAY:-- The collapse of steel scaffolding at the under-construction Pullman Hotel in Mandalay on June 20 left two workers dead and 18 injured, rescue workers said yesterday.

The accident occurred in an area where workers were installing the concrete floor of the hotel’s swimming pool.

A number of victims were trapped beneath the scaffolding, prompting a rescue operation involving the Fire Services Department, the Red Cross Society, doctors from the Ministry of Health and volunteers from civil society groups.

At press time, more than 24 hours after the accident occurred, one injured survivor and one of the deceased were still trapped, said an official from the Fire Services Department.

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[Jonathan Fairfield]

Update

Worker rescued after 34-hour ordeal

MANDALAY:-- A worker who was trapped under collapsed scaffolding and concrete at a construction site in Mandalay was finally freed following a desperate 34-hour rescue effort by the Red Cross Society and Fire Services Department.

The construction worker, 19-year-old Ko San Myint Aung from Satu Kyauk Sit Pone village in Minbu township, Magwe Region, is now receiving medical treatment in Mandalay General Hospital’s intensive-care unit.

The collapse of the steel scaffolding and concrete occurred at the under-construction Pullman Hotel in Mandalay on June 20, leaving two workers dead and 18 injured.

Read more: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/mandalay-upper-myanmar/15153-worker-rescued-after-34-hour-ordeal.html