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Publication Date: May 20, 2025 - 15:48

One worker dead, two injured after collapse at construction site north of Montreal

May 20, 2025
The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring two others.Police in Blainville, Que., said they received a call around 11 a.m. after the underground walls of a commercial building under construction gave way. One worker was taken to hospital with a leg injury and another was treated on site.Lt. Sara Tousignant said the collapse involved two underground retaining walls that fell inward. “We’re talking about the north and northeast walls that collapsed on the workers at that moment,” she said.


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