MEXICO CITY: At least seven people died and 10 were injured in Mexico City after a collapse at a construction site for a multi-story parking garage, officials from the mayor’s office said.
The accident took place Monday afternoon when many workers were in the area, which forms part of a building site for a shopping center.
“There was a flaw in the construction process,” the director of the capital’s civil protection service, Fausto Lugo, told Televisa television, also confirming the death toll.
The accident took place after a heavy load was placed incorrectly, he said, adding that the local prosecutor’s office had opened an investigation.
It caused a collapse from the third-floor level to the basement, according to reports.
Teams of rescuers were working overnight to locate other workers who may have been trapped in the rubble.
