A Portuguese man is among three people killed when scaffolding on a 19-storey building under construction collapsed on the roof of the Malley Lumières shopping centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. CMJosé Cesário, Secretary of State for Portuguese Communities. There is also a Portuguese citizen in very serious condition. An Albanian citizen has died. There are still eight seriously injured and several missing.
According to preliminary information, two Portuguese people died as a result of the accident.
According to the police of the canton of Vaud, whose words are quoted by the Swiss newspaper Bernerzeitungother people escaped with minor injuries. Rescue teams continue to search for people missing under the rubble.
The company doing the work employs several Portuguese and Albanians.
According to a Swiss newspaper 24 hoursit is not yet known what caused the accident. Several firefighters and ambulances are working at the scene, as well as a large police detachment to carry out rescue operations.
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Source: CM Jornal
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