3 Workers, Trapped in Concrete, Die in Accident
A support frame collapsed at a high-rise construction project in Bal Harbour, killing three workers who became trapped in quick-drying concrete.
The workers were on the 27th level of the building, pouring its concrete roof, when the supporting frame structure below them gave way, dropping them to the 26th floor, said Capt. Al Cruz of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Despite efforts by co-workers to save the men, a 3-foot layer of hardening concrete encased one worker and partly buried the others. The cause of the collapse was under investigation.
Police identified the building project as One Bal Harbour. It is to be a 26-story condominium with an adjoining hotel.
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