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toubab1020



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Posted - 07 Jul 2016 :  22:28:48  Show Profile Send toubab1020 a Private Message  Reply with Quote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-36736571

Five die in wall collapse at Birmingham recycling site

BBC: 7 July 2016


Five workers were killed at a recycling site in Birmingham when a retaining wall holding scrap metal collapsed.

Police were called to Hawkeswood Metal on Aston Church Road in Nechells shortly before 09:00 BST.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said emergency services attended the site but the men were pronounced dead.......................

Momodou



Denmark
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Posted - 08 Jul 2016 :  08:55:41  Show Profile Send Momodou a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Very Tragic. May their souls rest in peace.


Nechells recycling plant accident: Dad of seven among five men killed in tragedy

Five men died when a huge concrete wall collapsed on top of them at a Birmingham recycling plant on Thursday.

The 15ft tall wall, made of heavy concrete blocks, came crashing down at the Shredmet site in Aston Church Road, Nechells.

A sixth man miraculously managed to escape, digging his own way out of the rubble despite his leg having been broken.

Among the dead was Saibo Sillah, 42, who was married and had seven children, including two-year-old twins.

The other victims were named locally as Alimamo Jammeh, Ousman Jabbie, Bangaly Dukureh and Mohammed Jagana.

All five were Spanish nationals originally from The Gambia, and were agency workers.

The grim scene that greeted rescuers was one of devastation....................................

A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone
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kisley



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Posted - 09 Jul 2016 :  13:04:22  Show Profile Send kisley a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Terrible news.

Profit over safety?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/08/birmingham-five-deaths-gambian-hawkeswood-recycling-plant-wall-collapse

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Momodou



Denmark
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Posted - 09 Jul 2016 :  17:53:03  Show Profile Send Momodou a Private Message  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by kisley

Terrible news.

Profit over safety?




Agree! Looks like very poor safety.

The link is corrected.

A clear conscience fears no accusation - proverb from Sierra Leone
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