Construction scaffolding collapses, 2 casualties

Two workers were working on a 21-story building in Dat Gia Residence on Cay Keo Street (Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City) when the scaffolding collapsed, killing one person.

Initial information, at around 5:00 p.m. on April 18, at the construction site of a resettlement housing project with a scale of about 21 floors, located on Cay Keo Street (Tam Phu Ward, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City), a work accident occurred, causing 2 casualties.

The incident caused two workers to fall from a great height to the ground, one person died on the spot.

Accordingly, the initial victims were identified as Vo Van D. (25 years old, residing in Nha Be district, Ho Chi Minh City, died) and Nguyen Van Thanh Tam (24 years old, residing in An Giang province) was seriously injured.

According to local residents, at around that time, a loud noise came from the empty lot behind the building. Many people came to check and found the two victims lying motionless.

Immediately afterwards, the authorities were present to conduct an examination and investigate the cause.

The victims were quickly taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, but Mr. D. had already died.

According to observations, the scaffolding where these two workers were working was installed quite roughly on the 9th floor of the construction site using thin metal sheets.

The investor of the above housing project is Dat Gia House Trading & Consulting Company Limited - which has not yet provided specific information related to the incident.

Upon receiving the information, local authorities quickly arrived to block off the scene, investigate the cause and handle the incident.

It is known that the Dat Gia Residence apartment project includes 3 towers, 2 basements with a total area of ​​about 27,000 m², with 1,034 apartments.

According to PLO