Two men trapped in quarry site in Argao town
TWO men were trapped when a part of a limestone quarry site collapsed in sitio Tungkop, Calagasan, Argao town in southern Cebu yesterday.
Rescue efforts got underway as Argao Mayor Edcel Galeos sent heavy equipment to the accident site, about 15 kilometers from the poblacion.
The workers were identified as Nelson Pantujan and Nitoy Alforque.
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A team of policemen was also sent to assist rescue efforts, said PO1 Bernard Banogon of the Argao Police Station.
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The quarry collapse in Argao took place days after landslide in Naga City caused boulders to fall on a cluster of houses.
Argao town is not on the list of landslide-prone zones identified in a 2008 government geohazard map of Central Visayas. Correspondent Jhunnex Napallacan
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