Beitou market scaffolding collapsed, injuring 4 people! A special task force from the Procuratorate arrived at the scene to investigate and investigate criminal liability

The scaffolding at Beitou Market collapsed. (Photo by reporter Wang Guanren)

Shi Fanggen, the wife of Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan, went to the Beitou Relay Market at 10 a.m. to vote. Unexpectedly, 45 minutes after arriving, a scaffolding collapsed during the demolition project of the old Beitou Market nearby. The scaffolding was hit by strong winds and fell onto the road, crushing a construction worker and three passers-by, and spreading to surrounding areas. Several vehicles were nearby; upon receiving the report, the Shilin District Prosecutor's Office in its jurisdiction immediately assigned chief prosecutor Liu Weihong and the Beitou Police Division to form a task force to quickly launch an investigation. The task force also went to the crime scene to inspect the incident at 2 p.m., instructing the police to preserve evidence and obtain information to quickly clarify whether the manufacturer or construction personnel were involved in criminal liability.

The Taipei City Fire Department received a report of the collapse of the old market scaffolding at 10:35 a.m., and immediately dispatched fire fighters and ambulance personnel to the rescue. The four injured were sent to Taipei Rongzhong and Zhenxing Hospital for treatment. The Chiang Wanan campaign team considered safety and immediately accelerated their journey. A few minutes later, Shi Fangen decided to end the vote-seeking trip early, get in the car and leave the scene.

The prosecutor said that after receiving the police report in the morning, Prosecutor General Wang Yiwen immediately assigned chief prosecutor Liu Weihong, prosecutor Dong Yu, and prosecutor Tian Lingjia with expertise in maintenance engineering to form a task force with the Beitou Police Station to quickly launch an investigation.

The inspector pointed out that the task force went to the crime scene to inspect the crime scene at about 2 p.m. to find out the cause and process of the scaffolding collapse, and instructed the police to quickly preserve the evidence at the scene and obtain relevant information to clarify whether the relevant contractors and construction personnel were criminally responsible.

In addition, the Taipei City Structural Engineering Industrial Technicians Association also went to investigate at noon and found that when the old market building was demolished to the first floor, the scaffolding was still 5 stories high. The wall connecting rods that originally connected the building had lost their fixing function, and the protective net had not been removed. Under strong winds, the scaffolding collapsed toward the road, injuring three passers-by and one worker.