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3 workers injured in downtown Vancouver construction site accident

Three workers have suffered non-life threatening injuries at a downtown Vancouver construction site accident at 1033 Nelson St.

1 worker was partially buried by debris and had to be extracted by Vancouver Fire Rescue crews

An injured man with blood on his face is seen with three rescuers in a box being lowerer by a construction crane.
Rescue crews transport a construction worker after an industrial accident at 1033 Nelson in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (Ben Nelms/CBC)

Three workers have suffered non-life threatening injuries at a construction site accident in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services Assistant Capt.Jarret Gray told CBCNewsthe men were hurt when the facade of a building at the corner Nelson and Burrard streetscollapsed, taking with it the scaffolding they were on.

One of the workers was partially buried by the debris and had to be extracted.

Gray said the men fell about three to 4.5metresonto a second-floor balcony.

Rescuers had to climb fire truck ladders to reach them before all were lowered in a box attached to a construction crane.

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The building facade collapsed, sending workers falling onto a second-floor balcony. (Vancouver Fire Rescue Service)

Thethree injured were taken to hospital. All other workers have been accounted for, according to Gray.

Vancouver Fire Rescue Servicessaid the collapse happened at the First Baptist Church.



In an email, Haebler Constructionconfirmed the injuries were due to a chimney collapsing during seismic upgrading of the historic church. The company said operations at the site have been suspended and an investigation is underway.

The incident temporarily closed Thurlow Street between Nelsonand Smithestreets in downtown Vancouver.

Clarifications

  • A previous version of the story said the collapse took place at the site of The Butterfly development, described by developer Westbank Corp. as a 57-storey luxury residential tower. Vancouver Fire Rescue Services later said it occurred at the First Baptist Church, which is adjacent to the Butterfly development.
    Nov 22, 2023 10:16 PM PT

With files from Cali McTavish