{"id":122371,"date":"2016-05-24T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/122371\/three-workers-trapped-under-heavy-concrete\/"},"modified":"2016-05-24T14:46:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T12:46:27","slug":"three-workers-trapped-under-heavy-concrete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/05\/24\/three-workers-trapped-under-heavy-concrete\/","title":{"rendered":"Three workers trapped under heavy concrete"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) rescue team worked diligently to rescue three contract workers who were trapped under heavy concrete slabs on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The incident happened in Serenade Street, Elandsfontein and emergency services received the call at about 3.10pm.<\/p>

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The trapped workers sustained multiple compact fractures and were all in a critical condition.<\/p>\n

Another two workers sustained minor injuries.<\/p>

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All five were demolishing the structure when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n

Three of the men were under the concrete slab and the other two were on top when the structure collapsed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took less than two hours to recover all three trapped workers from the rubble.<\/p>\n

\u201cPassionate and strong-minded rescue team members used various heavy duty rescue tools to recover them,\u201d said William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS.<\/p>\n

Pre-hospital medical treatment was given to all five of the workers before they were transported to Life Roseacres Hospital for further medical treatment.<\/p>\n

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