Lohas Road collapsed scaffolding | "Luobo" workers continue to remove the owner's request to reinforce the scaffold to welcome the "compass"

The tropical cyclone "Lion Rock" swept through Hong Kong and brought Typhoon Signal No. 8 which was hoisted for 22 hours, and then gradually moved away from Hong Kong. Currently, the No. 1 alert signal is now in effect.

Last Friday (8th) during the hoisting of Typhoon Signal No. 3, a building on Broadwood Road in Happy Valley was undergoing exterior wall renovation. The huge scaffold collapsed and bamboo branches and gravel blocked the traffic lane on Broadwood Road, causing one death and one injury. .

This (10th) morning, several workers used cranes and hopper trucks to clean up roads and high-rise bamboo branches and gravel. At present, the round-trip traffic lanes of this section of Lohas Road are still closed. As seen on the scene, most of the scaffolding debris has been cleared, especially The bamboo branches lying on the road have been removed, and the other debris that fell on the neighboring seat has also been removed.

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The moment when the giant scaffold in Happy Valley collapsed:

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The incident occurred at 10:16 am last Friday (8th) when a 100-meter by 150-meter scaffold in Building F in Beverly Hills collapsed, pressing against the round-trip traffic lanes on Broadwood Road, two private cars and two A worker working on the ground was crushed under the scaffold.

The drivers of the two vehicles escaped by themselves. One of them suffered a hand injury. One of the workers also went to a safe position with the assistance of firefighters. He was not injured.

The other 55-year-old female handyman, surnamed Wei, was rescued in the wind and rain but died after being sent to hospital.

Yang Minjian, chairman of the Beverly Hills Owners' Corporation on Broadwood Road, Happy Valley, said that as far as he knows, Huaying Construction has sent staff to contact the female workers’ families today.

In addition, many enthusiastic owners have spontaneously expressed their wishes. Therefore, the Management Office will post a notice tomorrow to raise funds for the families involved. It is hoped that a certain amount of money can be raised this week. It is expected that there will be six figures.

He also pointed out that the weather has improved today and the contractor has stepped up to clean up the collapsed scaffolding. It is estimated that the building will have a chance to open to traffic this evening after checking that there is no danger by the staff of the Buildings Department.

As for the collapsed shed, there is still a small amount of scaffolding on the top floor of Block F. Workers have reinforced it today to prevent it from collapsing again. I believe it will be demolished tomorrow.

As for the other scaffolds in Block E and F, the Owners’ Corporation has notified Huaying today and asked them to send staff to check the stability of the scaffolds and determine whether they need to be reinforced to cope with the next tropical cyclone "Compass".

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