Building Collapse Near Manila Traps 19 People
En resumen
- A nine-storey building under construction near Manila collapsed early Sunday, trapping 19 construction workers.
- Rescue efforts are underway, with challenges posed by large concrete debris.
- Initial reports indicate 24 people were rescued from the rubble and two from a nearby hotel.
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A nine-storey concrete building under construction collapsed early Sunday near Manila. Nineteen construction workers are feared trapped in the debris. Rescue efforts are facing challenges due to large concrete chunks.
Nineteen people are feared trapped after a building under construction near Manila collapsed early on Sunday, a local government official said.
Officials in Angeles City, around 80km (50 miles) north of the Philippine capital, said they had received a report at about 3am that an unfinished nine-storey concrete building had given way.
City information officer Jay Pelayo said that the building’s walls and scaffolding had buckled, likely trapping people in a pile of debris.
While there were no initial reports of casualties, “there are 19 personnel that usually report in the area, so they are the ones we are trying to locate now”, Pelayo said.
“There are big chunks of concrete, and we need equipment to lift them up. That is what’s challenging for the rescue right now.”
Initial reports suggested 24 people had been rescued from the rubble as well as two from an apartment-style hotel that was hit when the building came down, the city government said.
Preguntas abiertas
- What caused the building to collapse?
- Are there any casualties among the trapped workers?
- What is the condition of the two people rescued from the hotel?
- What is the status of the rescue operation?
