Saudi Arabia: 3 workers killed as scaffolding collapses in Mecca

Scaffolding removed while men worked inside building, leading to their fall: report

Last updated: March 30, 2021 | 02:43

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This picture taken on May 24, 2020 during the early hours of Eid Al Fitr shows an aerial view of Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, with the Abraj Al Bait Mecca Royal Clock Tower overlooking the Grand Mosque and Kaaba in the centre. Saudi Arabia began a five-day, round-the-clock curfew from May 23.

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Abu Dhabi: Three Pakistani workers were killed when scaffolding collapsed on a building site in Al Naseem neighbourhood in Mecca, local media reported.

A source told Al Watan that while the construction workers were carrying out their work in the building, the scaffolding was removed from the fifth floor, which led to the workers’ fall and their immediate death.

Mecca Police are investigating the incident, and the bodies of the deceased were transported to the morgue to complete the legal procedures.

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