A construction worker died while four others were hurt after a wall at a construction site at the Quezon City Hall compound collapsed on Thursday evening, Aug. 17.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that rescuers responded to the area after the wall collapsed at the Civic Center B Building, Quezon City Hall at around 10:14 p.m.
The fatality was identified as Russel Guezo, 20, who was trapped under the collapsed wall.
The BFP said his body was retrieved at around 11:51 p.m.
The three injured victims were identified as Russel Erezo, 22, of Siargao Del Norte; Erwin Ramos, 32, and Joshua Garcia, 23, both from Novaliches, Quezon City; and Christian Mamposte, 20, of Barangay Krus Na Ligas, in the city.
"Pinaiimbestigahan ng lokal na pamahalaan sa City Engineering Department ang nangyaring pagguho ng bahagi ng pader ngayong gabi sa construction site sa Civic Center B Building ng Quezon City Hall (The local government has instructed the City Engineering Department to investigate the collapsed part of the wall this evening at the construction site at the Civic Center B Building of Quezon City Hall)," the local government said in a statement.
"Base sa paunang ulat, bumagsak ang bahagi ng pader ng gusali kung saan ipupuwesto sana ng pribadong contractor ang isang scenic elevator (Based on the initial report, a part of the wall of the building collapsed where the private contractor was supposed to place a scenic elevator)," it added.
The city government said that among the factors it will investigate are the system implemented by the contractor at the construction site and whether it gave importance to the aspect of occupational safety.
"Ang prayoridad sa ngayon ng lokal na pamahalaan ay mabigyan ng karampatang atensyong medikal ang mga nadamay na manggagawa (The local government's priority is to provide medical attention to the affected workers)," it said.