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NIBONG TEBAL: A Bangladeshi contract worker died and his Indonesian colleague was injured after a concrete pillar collapsed on them at a factory construction site in the Valdor industrial zone in Simpang Ampat here today.
Md Shriful Islam, 33, died at the scene, while Mustofa Salam, 50, suffered minor injuries in the incident at 10.25 a.m. M.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department Operations Officer Mohamad Najib Hashim said that upon arrival at the scene, the other workers helped remove one of the victims.
“The firefighters had to use special tools to remove the concrete piles before removing the trapped victim.
“It took us 30 minutes to get the victim out of Bangladesh and it was confirmed that he was dead due to serious injuries,” he said.
The body was sent to Sungai Bakap Hospital, while the injured worker was sent to the same hospital for further treatment.
