2 hurt as wall collapses in Makati construction site

MANILA, Philippines – Two construction workers were injured when a section of a wall they were tearing down at a construction site collapsed Saturday morning, the authorities said.

Initial information from the Makati Fire Department showed that the incident happened at around 10:20 a.m. at a construction site on St. Paul Road in San Antonio Village, Makati City.

The two workers were hurt when a large slab of concrete from a wall being demolished fell on them.

Both of the workers were pinned under the concrete but have since been removed by members of Makati Rescue and rushed to a hospital.