Three construction workers escape death after building collapses


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Three construction workers escaped death after they were saved when a building still under construction at the Gombak Terminal LRT Putra station here collapsed early Thursday (May 23) morning.

Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director Nordin Pauzi said two of the victims, who were Indonesian nationals, were saved early this morning while a third, a Bangladeshi, whose hand was trapped in the rubble, was rescued six hours later.

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