Two workers fall from building

Two workers fall from building

JAKARTA (JP): Two workers plunged to their death after falling
from a 35-meter-high building construction on Jl. Jend. Sudirman,
in South Jakarta, yesterday. Another worker suffered severe
injuries in the accident.

Ogon, who is being treated at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General
Hospital for injuries to his head and body, said he and his
friends, Musa and Pudin, fell when several steel rods supporting
the construction frames collapsed.

"I was welding a steel rod when the accident occurred," the
23-year-old worker said.

Musa, 20, died instantly at the scene while Pudin, 25, died
later in hospital.

The three workers lived in Tasikmalaya, West Java.

Kebayoran Baru Police Chief Maj. Eko Hadisutedjo said the
police would investigate the accident. "But so far we haven't
received a report about the accident."

Following the accident several security officers cordoned off
the area near the construction, which is planned to be used later
as a discotheque. (jun)