Three workers were hospitalized, two in serious condition, after the scaffolding collapsed at a Fort Lauderdale construction site Thursday, causing them to fall about 20 feet, officials say.
About 8:30 a.m., Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue responded to a call about a potential fall at the site at 475 SW 12th Ave., according to Battalion Chief Garrett Pingol.
Paramedics took all three men to Broward Health, two workers as trauma alerts and a third in non-serious condition. The site is a commercial property in the beginning phase of construction and was unoccupied, Pingol said.
A development company known as ATEX group was building apartments at the site, known as Riverland Apartments, according to its website. The project was estimated to be completed in 2023. It is supposed to include three buildings with three levels and over 800 units.
In addition to Fire Rescue, Fort Lauderdale building officials were on scene, and OSHA has been notified, Pingol said.
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