Collapsed wall kills 3

  • 2008-10-31
  • TBT Staff in cooperation with BNS
VIHULA - Three construction workers were killed on Thursday when a wall collapsed while repairs were being made to a building in the West Viru country of Estonia.

Rescuers appeared at the scene to find that alimestone wall had collapsed during construction works in aone-story building of the manor complex, killing three mentrapped under falling rubble, a spokeswoman for the EastEstonian rescue center said.

Two bodies were recovered at 5 p.m. and the third, 20 minutes later.

Police identified the victims as Joonas, 18, Sergei, 25, and Vadim, 26.