THREE construction workers have died while another two are injured following a horror scaffolding collapse today.
The workers are said to have plunged 70ft from the structure in Charlotte, North Carolina, at around 9am on Monday.
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The scaffolding is understood to have toppled inside a building at a construction site on East Morehead Street, Dilworth, CBS17 reports.
Reports claim a wall then fell on the victims below, although this has not been confirmed.
Addressing members of the media this afternoon, Charlotte Fire Department Capt. Jackie Gilmore, said: "When firefighters arrived on scene we had scaffolding that had collapsed and we had workers that had fallen from the scaffolding.
"Unfortunately we had three workers pronounced deceased on scene.
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"Firefighters were able to access two additional workers and render first aid.
"Those patients were turned over with minor injuries."
While Capt. Gilmore confirmed the workers had fallen from a height of about 70ft, he declined to speculate on what had happened inside the building.
He said the incident is being investigated by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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