At 9 o'clock in the morning today (7th), a 20-meter by 20-meter giant scaffold suddenly collapsed on a site in the Sports Park in District 16, Kai Tak, Mutai Street, Ngau Tau Kok, and a large number of bamboo branches and wooden blocks fell on the ground. The staff were shocked. Calling the police, a large number of firefighters came to search the scene, and dispatched a fire rescue search and rescue team. It was initially confirmed that no one was injured.
According to the clip provided by the reader, when the scaffold collapsed, there was a worker working nearby. With a bang, the scaffold collapsed forward like a sea wave, and the sky was covered with dust. Calm, the workers stopped running away and looked back to check the situation.
The huge scaffold suddenly collapsed, and the workers hurriedly evaded.
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A worker photographed the scaffolding moment.
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The Kai Tak Sports Park is the largest sports infrastructure project in Hong Kong's history and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2023.
Kai Tak Sports Park covers an area of about 28 hectares, and the main stadium can accommodate 50,000 spectators.
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