News: Five dead in Pililla, Rizal

Workers in construction are
among those whose lives are
at high-risk. Photo by D. Estopace

NDRRMC Report: Collapse of scaffolding at Salcon Power Corp. in Pililla, Rizal

ON or about 1500H of Feb. 03 , a 70-foot high scaffolding collapsed in a thermal plant of the Solcon Power Corp., located in Barangay Malaya, Pililla, Rizal.

“There were 17 workers inside the smokestack when the incident occurred. Five workers were reported dead whereas 12 were rescued and were brought to Tanay General Hospital for medical attention,” the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said in its situation alert released Tuesday morning.

The NDRRMC report added that a rescue team from Solcon Power “conducted the initial rescue operation and was later assisted by a rescue team of the Pililla Municipal Police Station and Bureau of Fire Protection.”

It added that the Antipolo City Rescue Team, the Rodriguez (Montalban) Rescue Team, Pasig City Rescue

and Morong Volunteers Emergency Response Team, and Tanay Mountaineers assisted in the search, rescue and retrieval operation.

The municipal police station of Pililla, Rizal is conducting investigation regarding the cause of the incident while the labor department is closely coordinating with the management of Solcon Power for the actions being undertaken by the company.

LIST OF CASUALTIES:

Name	age	address	remarks
1. eduardo fidel		Pililla, Rizal	dead
2. gregorio ricalde		Calaca, Batangas	dead
3. roberto meslas			dead
4. jeffrey sinag			dead
5. antonio manguera			dead
6. rogelio carigma	47 y/o	Pililla, Rizal	confined
7. t ereso escuera	42 y/o	Calaca, Batangas	confined
8. benedicta batain	39 y/o	Pililla, Rizal	confined
9. gualberto rodriguez	55 y/o	Calaca, Batangas	confined
10. ruel gambuha			discharged
11. marion buhay			discharged
12. frances arojado			discharged
13. jonathan arevallo			discharged
14. dennis villena			discharged
15. chrisopher baun			discharged
16. almario rivera			discharged
17. dennis valdez			discharged