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5 dead as construction workers fall from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg
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Date:2025-04-18 22:31:52
BERLIN (AP) — Several construction workers fell from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg on Monday, and five died, authorities said.
The fire service in Germany’s second-biggest city said that the accident happened in the HafenCity district, German news agency dpa reported.
HafenCity is a former port area on the Elbe river that is being redeveloped with office and residential buildings, hotels and shops.
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