Two die as scaffolding collapses

SHARJAH — Two Bangladeshi workers died on the spot after the scaffolding on which they were standing collapsed from the 16th floor of a building under construction opposite Al Safeer Mall on Al Ittihad Road here yesterday.

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Afkar Ali Ahmed

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Published: Thu 8 Nov 2007, 9:04 AM

Last updated: Sun 5 Apr 2015, 4:35 AM

The accident, which took place at 12.30pm, caused a traffic jam in the area that lasted for more than two hours. Ranu Mubarak Hussain, 24, and Layou Haris Al Deen, 28, were workers of Al Wathbah Contracting Company.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Lieutenant Mohammed Jabber Ghubar, duty officer at Al Buhairah police station, said as soon as the operations room received a call, the Anjad personnel and ambulance rushed to the scene only to find both the workers dead.


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