At least 5 hurt as pumping station platform collapses in Manila

 

At least five people were injured when a platform of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's Balete Flood Control Pumping Station in Ermita, Manila collapsed Saturday morning.

A report on "News TV Live" said one of the workers got stuck beneath the debris while the four others were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.

Meanwhile, a Super Radyo dzBB's Twitter post said the victims were doing a clean up operation on Romualdez Bridge in Ermita when the incident occurred.

PHOTOS: Clean up operation sa Romualdez Bridge sa Ermita, Maynila, nauwi sa trahedya | via Mao Dela Cruz pic.twitter.com/GLDeBkehGh

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) October 1, 2016

Authorities are investigating the cause of the platform collapse.

As of this posting, the trapped victim was pulled from the rubble.

UPDATE: Lalaking naipit sa bumigay na platform, nailigtas na. | via Mao Dela Cruz

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) October 1, 2016

—John Ted Cordero/LBG, GMA News