ORMOC CITY-A construction worker was killed, another was injured and treated at a local hospital, and two others sustained minor injuries after a building they were repairing collapsed accidentally at around 9 am on Sunday, December 8, in JD Avelino St., Barangay Aguit-itan, Calbayog City.
The victims were identified as alias “Nino,” 47, with a common-law wife; alias “Tilo,” 47, married; both construction workers and residents of Purok 4, Barangay Bagacay; alias “Pak,” 53, married, a backhoe operator from Purok 2, Barangay Begaho; and alias “Arvin,” a newly hired construction worker.
Initial investigations by responding police officers revealed that alias “Nino,” “Tilo,” and “Arvin” were fixing the cable rope of a demolished building when the backhoe operator, alias “Pak,” moved the machine closer to the structure.
Police said the backhoe accidentally struck one of the building’s beams, causing it to shake and eventually collapse.
The victims, who were underneath the structure, were hit by falling debris. Alias “Nino” was killed instantly, while alias “Pak” was injured and brought to Calbayog District Hospital for treatment.
The other two victims, who sustained minor injuries, were treated on-site by the responding personnel from the Calbayog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO).
(ROBERT DEJON)
