site.btaTwo Construction Workers Killed, Two Others Injured in Pernik after Ground Collapses


Two construction workers were killed and two others hospitalized after ground collapsed at a water and sewerage construction site in Pernik on Monday afternoon, the local police spokesperson, Ventsislav Aleksov, told BTA.
The workers were employed by a private company contracted for construction and repairs by Pernik Municipality, Aleskov said.
Two construction workers were partially buried by the collapsed ground and survived. They were hospitalized at the local Rahila Angelova hospital, its Director Anatoli Mitov told BTA. They are currently undergoing full medical examinations and have not been seriously injured.
The General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency told BTA that a team from their Pernik office has been sent to the scene to find out what caused the accident.
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