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Last Updated: Feb 18th, 2008 - 14:39:01 |
KINGSTON, Jamaica · Firefighters searched for bodies or survivors Thursday after a part of a huge resort under construction in northern Jamaica collapsed, killing one worker and injuring 16, police said.
The collapse Wednesday evening was the latest misfortune to hit the Bahia Principe, a 1,918-room hotel in Runaway Bay planned to be Jamaica's largest resort.
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Despite the search, it wasn't clear whether any workers were missing. Police said eight of the injured have been released from the hospital.
Engineers will inspect the damage to determine when work on the $200 million project can resume, said George Ho Sang, head of public works in St. Ann Parish.
The St. Ann Parish council has ordered work to cease at the site about 90 miles north of Kingston.
Grupo Pinero, the Spanish firm developing the resort, won't comment until the investigation is complete, said Richard Ardito, a company spokesman. Information Minister Colin Campbell has asked the group for an explanation.
A May 3 floor collapse at the site injured three workers.
Several days later, construction was stalled for nearly a month after a judge quashed a government permit that granted the developers permission to build without consulting residents. That ruling was later reversed.
Last month, more than 600 workers stormed the developer's local offices after they were told that payment of their salaries had been delayed. A construction worker shot and wounded a security guard and two workers during the melee.
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