HSE investigating Belfast site accident

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland is investigating an accident at a construction site in Belfast yesterday…

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland is investigating an accident at a construction site in Belfast yesterday.

Six workers were seriously injured when scaffolding and part of a structure collapsed at a new office block for the Law Society.

The builders, working on the second floor of the building, fell up to nine metres. However, their injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

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