Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
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Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
A bird's eye view of the incident site, located between Bugis Junction and Raffles Hospital. (Yahoo! photo/Kai Fong)
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Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
The police van carrying the first of the two deceased workers away from the construction site. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Two workers were killed and eight injured in Singapore when the scaffolding at a subway construction site collapsed
Singaporean rescuers gather outside the Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway construction site in Singapore on July 18, 2012. Two workers were killed and eight others injured in Singapore when the scaffolding at a subway construction site collapsed on Wednesday, civil defence officials said
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Two workers have been killed in the worst construction accident in Singapore since 2004
Singapore Civil Defense Force personnel prepare to pump water to softhen wet cement at the construction site of the new Downtown Line (DTL) Bugis Station subway in Singapore on July 18, 2012. Two workers were killed and eight others injured when the scaffolding at a subway construction site collapsed
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Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
An SCDF firefighter rolling out hoses to pump water into the tunnel in order to keep the cement, where the two workers were found buried, wet, to aid extrication efforts. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Scaffolding collapse
SCDF fire fighters standing by to assist in search and rescue operations. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
SCDF firefighters disembarking from a lorry to aid its search and extrication efforts. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Scaffolding collapse
Workers and officers are using this lift to search the area underground where the scaffolding had collapsed. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
A rear view of the incident site where an underground scaffolding collapsed, trapping two workers in wet cement. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Scaffolding collapse
One of the sniffer dogs being deployed to assist in the SCDF's search efforts. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
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Scaffolding collapses at Downtown Line construction site
Specially-trained sniffer dogs were brought to the incident site to assist in the SCDF's search for the two unaccounted-for workers. (Yahoo! photo/Jeanette Tan)
An underground scaffolding the size of two basketball courts collapses at the MRT Downtown Line construction site at the junction of Victoria Street and Rochor Road, resulting in one death, eight injuries, and one missing person. Read more in our story here.
