14 Injured in structural collapse in Pinetown
23 November 2018 | From Arrive Alive
Fourteen people have been injured in a Structural collapse at a building in Pinetown on Thursday afternoon just after 15:15.
Rescue Care Paramedics were called to 151 Old Main Road in Pinetown on Thursday afternoon with reports of a structural collapse with people entrapped under rubble. A mezzanine floor had collapsed injuring the workers. On arrival Paramedics found that two employees were trapped under the flooring and the Durban Fire Department used the Jaws Of Life and other tools to free the injured whilst Advanced Life Support Paramedics stabilised them. Once freed the two were then loaded into an awaiting ambulance before transporting them to a nearby Hospital. A total of Fourteen employees had sustained various injuries and were stabilised on the scene before they were all transported to various Durban Hospitals for the further care that they required.
SAPS Search and Rescue, Durban Fire Department, SAPS and Metro Police were all in attendance.
At this stage the events leading up to the flooring collapsing is unknown.
Kind Regards,
Garrith Jamieson
Operations Director
07 Oct 2026 | From Arrive Alive
UPDATE: The death toll has risen to 10, with a further five people seriously injured and requiring Advanced Life Support interventions following the accident.
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