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Updated Oct 1, 2009

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A man was taken to hospital this month after a floor collapsed at a property in South Belfast.

The incident happened in the Fitzroy area, at a property which is currently undergoing construction work. Emergency services, including fire crews, were called to the scene and the road remained closed for several hours. The injured man, understood to be a construction worker, was taken to hospital for treatment and was discharged a short time later.

An eyewitness who came across the scene said there was debris everywhere. "You could see all the debris on the floor, there was quite a lot. It looked like the floor had given way, and there were fire crews and an ambulance there."

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland has launched an investigation into the matter.

For more information, see:

  • Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (Northern Ireland) SR 2007/291.

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