Construction scaffold collapsed at the track and field stadium Eight serious injuries including children Shizuoka Fujieda December 12, 19:12

On the morning of December 12, eight people, including two children who participated in an athletic meet, were seriously or slightly injured because the construction scaffold collapsed at the track and field stadium in Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

After 10:00 am on the 12th, at the track and field stadium in Fujieda City General Sports Park, the firefighters reported that the construction ground collapsed due to strong winds and injured people trying to support them. When the police and fire department rushed, an iron scaffolding about 5 meters high lay on its side for about 100 meters.

According to the police, a local children's athletic meet was held at that time, and 8 boys, 4 and 5 years old, and 6 adult men and women were injured. Of these, three men and women in their 30s and 50s were seriously injured, such as breaking their wrists.

According to the police, the scaffolding was built to repaint the exterior walls of the building in the stadium, and seems to have collapsed due to the strong wind. According to the Shizuoka Regional Meteorological Observatory, a strong wind warning was issued in Fujieda at that time.

Approximately 360 children participated in the athletic meet

At the on-site athletics field, two certified children's gardens in Fujieda City had a joint athletic meet. According to the children's garden, about 360 children participated and the scaffolds fell while the children were moving.

Tobahide Inaba, director of Kobato Children's Garden, said, “We supported the scaffolding with parents and teachers to protect the children. I think the wind was strong but there was no gust of wind. I want to take care of children's hearts. "

Accident during painting work

According to Fujieda City, the painting work was done in a building containing conference rooms managed by the city, where the painting company was working.

Tsutomu Yokoba, Director of the Fujieda City Sports Promotion Division, said, “Since this happened during the events that the children were looking forward to, we feel responsibility as an administrator. Until the safety can be confirmed, I refrain from using it. "