Scaffolding at a construction site on Sentosa has collapsed

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A scaffolding at a construction site on Sentosa has collapsed. Sentosa is working closely with SCDF to assist the injured workers.
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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/scaffolding-collapse-sentosa-nine-workers-injured-20140129

A scaffolding at a construction site on Sentosa collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, injuring nine workers.
The collapse occurred at about 3.15pm at a worksite near Palawan Beach, where the new Family Entertainment Centre is currently being built. The building is due to be completed by the end of this year.
The injured workers were taken to Singapore General Hospital. The Straits Times understands that there were no fatalities.
A Sentosa spokesman said: "Sentosa Rangers and beach patrol officers were immediately activated to provide assistance on site. The ambulance service was also called in. Sentosa is working closely with the Singapore Civil Defence Force to assist the injured workers."

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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/scaffolding-collapse-sentosa-nine-workers-injured-20140129

A scaffolding at a construction site on Sentosa collapsed on Wednesday afternoon, killing one worker and injuring 10 others.
The collapse occurred at about 3.15pm at a worksite near Palawan Beach, where the new Family Entertainment Centre is currently being built. The building is due to be completed by the end of this year and the scaffolding was supporting a section of a beam under construction. The injured workers were taken to Singapore General Hospital and they are said to be in a stable condition. One worker has since been discharged.
A Sentosa spokesman said: "Sentosa Rangers and beach patrol officers were immediately activated to provide assistance on site. The ambulance service was also called in. Sentosa is working closely with the Singapore Civil Defence Force to assist the injured workers."
At about 5pm, the area around the site was still cordoned off, and police officers and Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel were seen entering and leaving the site.

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http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/they-fall-3-storeys-after-18m-beam-collapses

SINGAPORE - For about five seconds yesterday, the air around Palawan Beach in Sentosa was filled with the sound of falling metal.

Part of the formwork at the construction site of a family entertainment centre had collapsed at about 3.10pm.
Eleven construction workers, who were doing cement casting on top of the formwork structure of a beam, were injured falling from the three-storey structure.
The full length of the beam, which was to eventually support the roof slab, is 78m. The portion that collapsed was 18m-long.
One of the workers later died at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
A sales assistant at a nearby 7-Eleven kiosk said that he heard a series of crashing sounds before he saw about 20 workers running out from the site, looking scared.
"I could hear them shouting. Three to five workers on the section of the beam that was still intact rushed towards the collapsed area to check on their friends," he said.
Project director Poh Hua Nong of construction company Debenho said the formwork was a few days old.
He said he could not comment on what might have caused the incident as it was under investigation.