Collapse at demolition site injures four in Japan

Steam rises from the Kawasaki natural gas power station in Kawasaki City. Four were injured at a demolition site in Kawasaki City's Keihin Industrial Zone. - AFP

TOKYO: A structural collapse occurred at a demolition site in an industrial area in Japan's Kawasaki City on Monday (April 28), injuring four workers and leaving one trapped.

At around 9:30 a.m. local time, emergency services received reports of the structural collapse. Firefighters and police rushed to the scene and found that part of the structure being dismantled had collapsed, involving five workers in total, national broadcaster NHK reported.