Malaysia

Bangladeshi worker dies after being crushed by concrete rubble

Fire Dept says 51st floor of building under construction at Jalan Ampang collapsed early this morning

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 27 Sep 2022 2:42PM

Bangladeshi worker dies after being crushed by concrete rubble
Fire Department personnel recover the body of the Bangladeshi construction worker crushed by concrete rubble in an incident at Oxley Tower at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, today. – Pic courtesy of Fire Dept, September 27, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – A Bangladeshi construction worker was found dead after being crushed by concrete rubble following a collapse at a building under construction at Oxley Tower, Jalan Ampang, here early today.

According to the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department’s operations centre, a team was sent to the scene after it received a distress call at 12.23am.

Its senior operations commander Nurul Adha Abdul Majid said when they arrived at the scene, they found the victim underneath concrete rubble after a collapse on the 51st floor of the incomplete building.

“Firefighters had to cut and break the concrete to remove the victim. The victim was removed from under the rubble at 7.21am today,” he said in a statement today.

He said the victim, aged 35, was pronounced dead by a medical team at the scene. – Bernama, September 27, 2022

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