(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines – At least 10 people were confirmed dead while a still undetermined number of people were feared dead or injured after a scaffolding on a building that they were working on collapsed in Makati City today.
Reports quoted Police Chief Superintendent Froilan Bonifacio as saying that the incident occurred around 11:45 a.m. from the 34th floor of the 40-storey Eton Residences on the corner of Paseo De Roxas and Gallardo Street in Makati. The building is currently under construction
Bonifacio said the scaffolding at the building's mezzanine landed on the seventh floor.
The building has already been cordoned off by police.
Rescue teams from the Bureau of Fire Protection are recovering the victims' bodies as of posting time.
Makati Mayor Junjun Binay already arrived on the scene. - By Dino Maragay (Philstar News Service,
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