10 killed in Philippine elevator plunge
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January 28, 2011, Friday
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A PLATFORM lift at a construction site in the Philippine capital fell 25 floors yesterday, killing at least 10 workers, -officials said.
The workers were installing glass windows on a high-rise condominium under construction when the platform gave way, sending them tumbling down from the 32nd to the seventh floor, said Mayor Junjun Binay of Makati city, Manila's financial district.
Police and rescue officials said 10 workers were killed. One worker was in critical condition, but it was not clear how many were on the platform, Binay said.
In a statement, building owner Eton Properties Philippines, Inc said the workers were employees of its glass contractor and were on a break at the time of the accident. The workers took the platform to go up the 39-story building "instead of taking the stairs," the statement said.
"However, since the platform can only carry a few workers, the cable snapped," it said, adding that the company has ordered a review of the safety regulations of its subcontractors and construction management.
Binay ordered construction at the site halted "until we are sure that the workers there are safe."
The Philippines, and particularly Manila, has been experiencing a construction boom since last year, boosted by low interest rates, the large amount of foreign remittances from the 9 million -Filipinos working abroad and the need for more office space to accommodate the -country's growing outsourcing industry.
The workers were installing glass windows on a high-rise condominium under construction when the platform gave way, sending them tumbling down from the 32nd to the seventh floor, said Mayor Junjun Binay of Makati city, Manila's financial district.
Police and rescue officials said 10 workers were killed. One worker was in critical condition, but it was not clear how many were on the platform, Binay said.
In a statement, building owner Eton Properties Philippines, Inc said the workers were employees of its glass contractor and were on a break at the time of the accident. The workers took the platform to go up the 39-story building "instead of taking the stairs," the statement said.
"However, since the platform can only carry a few workers, the cable snapped," it said, adding that the company has ordered a review of the safety regulations of its subcontractors and construction management.
Binay ordered construction at the site halted "until we are sure that the workers there are safe."
The Philippines, and particularly Manila, has been experiencing a construction boom since last year, boosted by low interest rates, the large amount of foreign remittances from the 9 million -Filipinos working abroad and the need for more office space to accommodate the -country's growing outsourcing industry.
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