Posted on Oct 13, 2020
Curtin University: One dead after roof collapses in Australia
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One man has died and two others have been injured after a building under construction collapsed at a university in Western Australia.
Emergency crews were called to Perth's Curtin University shortly before 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Aerial footage taken by local media showed a smashed glass roof and a large pile of rubble on the ground.
A 23-year-old man died immediately after falling more than 20 metres, authorities said.
St John's Ambulance said another two men in their 20s had "multiple injuries" and were being treated at Royal Perth Hospital. Nobody else was trapped.
Curtin University said the collapse happened at a building that was under construction by property group Lendlease.
"We have been advised that no Curtin students or staff were involved in the incident," the university said in a statement.
"Our thoughts are with all impacted by this accident."
The cause of the accident would be investigated by a work safety regulator, authorities said.
Emergency crews were called to Perth's Curtin University shortly before 13:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
Aerial footage taken by local media showed a smashed glass roof and a large pile of rubble on the ground.
A 23-year-old man died immediately after falling more than 20 metres, authorities said.
St John's Ambulance said another two men in their 20s had "multiple injuries" and were being treated at Royal Perth Hospital. Nobody else was trapped.
Curtin University said the collapse happened at a building that was under construction by property group Lendlease.
"We have been advised that no Curtin students or staff were involved in the incident," the university said in a statement.
"Our thoughts are with all impacted by this accident."
The cause of the accident would be investigated by a work safety regulator, authorities said.
Curtin University: One dead after roof collapses in Australia
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Don't know current status but when I was a kid the majority of those workers were from the Mohawk Tribe in Connecticut and we would always see articles about them in the Hartford papers. You wouldn't get me doing that for any amount of money!
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