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Written by: Liu Ding'an and Zhang Jiahao
2021-02-26 03:06
The last update date: 2021-02-26 03:38
A building falling incident occurred in Tin Shui Wai.
Nearly 1 am, it was reported that a man had fallen from Wah Yit Building in Tin Wah Estate, fell into the canopy of the building and was injured and trapped.
The injured person's foot was injured, but fortunately he was still awake and screaming pain.
Fire and ambulancemen rushed to the scene in response to the report, climbed up the canopy to give first aid to the injured and fix the injury.
It is understood that the injured person was injured in both feet, but because he fell from a height and suspected that his spine was injured, he had to wear a neck sleeve, fix it on an orthopedic shovel, and give intravenous injections before returning the injured On the ground, it took about 1 hour before the ambulance was sent to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment.
When the wounded arrived at the hospital, he was still awake. When he saw a reporter on the scene interviewing him, he said to the camera, "I don't want to be a big man..."
The injured were taken to hospital by ambulance.
(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)
According to sources, some people suspected that they had forgotten to bring the key and risked climbing the outer wall of the building to return to the apartment on the third floor. However, when they reached the third floor, they accidentally stumbled and fell and fell off the concrete canopy off the first floor.
In addition, someone suspected that they had drunk alcohol when the incident occurred.
The police are investigating the incident.
The police said that a security report was received at 0:55 in the morning, stating that a 58-year-old man named Cao was found to have injured his foot, lying awake on the platform on the site, and suspected of falling from a height.
Rescuers arrived at the scene, and the injured were sent to the hospital for treatment.
After preliminary investigation, it is believed that the victim accidentally fell while climbing onto a unit on the site after being drunk.
The case was reclassified from "Someone fell from height" to "Drunk person and accidental injury".
The scene was Wah Yat House, Tin Wah Estate, Tin Shui Wai.
(Photo by Zhang Jiahao)
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