In the 9am incident, the temporary structure that was used by the workers for slab installation works on the fourth floor of the building suddenly collapsed.

Selangor Fire and Rescue Department Operations Officer, Fire Chief Mustakim Rimon said the victims comprised an Indonesian and five Bangladeshis in their 30s.

“When the incident happened, the six workers were carrying out construction work on the fourth floor of the building.

“One of the victims who was severely injured was brought out by the fire and rescue personnel, two others were saved by their friends while the other three managed to save themselves,” he said when met at the scene.

He said the last victim was taken out at about 2.50pm.

“The victim who was severely injured in the waist area has been saved.

“We brought him out manually after attempts to use a crane were found to be unsuitable,” he said.

He said the department received an emergency call at 9.56am and arrived four minutes later.

“A total of 25 members and officials from the fire stations in Section 7, Petaling Jaya and Damansara were rushed to the location,” he said.

Mustakim said all the victims were taken to the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre for treatment and the cause of the incident was still being investigated.
It is understood that the construction work at the location has been temporarily stopped.

Meanwhile, a witness Kamal Hussain, 40, said during the incident, he and his friends rushed to the construction site that was located less than 100 metres away before seeing several people trapped under concrete slabs.

– BERNAMA