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Lift accident in Hong Kong skyscraper kills six

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Sunday, September 13, 2009

The International Commerce Centre under construction in July 2009

Six construction workers at Hong Kong's International Commerce Centre (ICC) were killed on Sunday when they fell seventeen stories down a lift shaft.

The workers were standing on a platform on the 27th floor of the building when it collapsed.

The ICC's building developers from Sun Hung Kail Properties, Ltd., said they would pay the families of the victims at least HK$1 million (US$129,000) apiece and pay for funeral costs. Donald Tsang, the city's CEO, said a full investigation into the incident would be launched.

The International Commerce Centre, when completed, is to be the fourth tallest building in the world, with 118 stories. It is scheduled to open in 2010.


Sources

  • Six killed in skyscraper accident — United Press International, September 13, 2009
  • Six die in HK lift shaft plunge — BBC News Online, September 13, 2009


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