Calamity circus

In the wake of last week's MRT worksite collapse, yet another fatal construction site accident has occured, this time near NUS.

Thursday April 29, 4:17 PM
1 worker confirmed dead, 5 missing in Ayer Rajah worksite accident

SINGAPORE : One worker has been confirmed dead and another five others are still missing in a construction site accident at Ayer Rajah Avenue on Thursday.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said 10 workers were taken to hospital, while another 17 were treated for injuries at the worksite.

SCDF said the workers were working on a six-storey steel girdle when it collapsed into the basement of the building. The building is next to the INSEAD Institute along Ayer Rajah Avenue One.

The collapse site is a square of about 200 by 200 metres, and three metres deep.

Rescue officers are continuing their search for missing workers believed to be pinned under the steel beams.

Last week, the collapse of a temporary wall at an MRT construction site caused a road section along Nicoll Highway to cave in, leaving four people dead. - CNA

As usual, local news sites prove once again that they cannot handle the traffic when such an event occurs. Hooray for local news!

If this doesn't drive the government to push for higher safety standards in our backwater construction industry, I don't know what will.