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| Bridge collapses in Dubai marina | Bridge collapses in Dubai marina |
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| A bridge under construction has collapsed in Dubai, killing seven workers and injuring 15, police said. | A bridge under construction has collapsed in Dubai, killing seven workers and injuring 15, police said. |
| The bridge was being built in Dubai Marina, a new development in the United Arab Emirates city which is a regional business and tourism hub. | The bridge was being built in Dubai Marina, a new development in the United Arab Emirates city which is a regional business and tourism hub. |
| A large number of ambulances were driving to the scene of the accident. | A large number of ambulances were driving to the scene of the accident. |
| Dubai's economy has boomed in recent years, fuelled largely by a construction industry reliant on low-paid workers, many from South Asia. | Dubai's economy has boomed in recent years, fuelled largely by a construction industry reliant on low-paid workers, many from South Asia. |
| The labourers were employed by the Wade Adams Group, a contracting company based in the Middle East. | |
| More than 40 people were working on the bridge at the time of the collapse, police said. | |
| Fifteen injured workers were admitted to Dubai's Rashid hospital, according to hospital officials. | |
| Five who had serious injuries were airlifted to the hospital. | |
| Readers' emails from Dubai | |
| "We tried to put a huge piece of metal in a wall when it collapsed," said Muthu Raj, one of the workers interviewed by the media | "We tried to put a huge piece of metal in a wall when it collapsed," said Muthu Raj, one of the workers interviewed by the media |
| "I saw colleagues trapped inside, but I managed to jump back and stepped on the road." | "I saw colleagues trapped inside, but I managed to jump back and stepped on the road." |
| The bridge was being built over a small canal in the man-made marina complex, which is close to the showpiece Palm Jumeirah resort, a massive artificial palm-shaped island. | The bridge was being built over a small canal in the man-made marina complex, which is close to the showpiece Palm Jumeirah resort, a massive artificial palm-shaped island. |
| A spokesman for the Wade Adams Group, NM Naushad, told the Associated Press that the company would compensate the families of the dead with a total of 10 years wages each. | |
| He estimated the workers earned on average 9,600 dirhams ($2,615; £1,240) a year. | |
| He also said injured workers would be compensated, but did not name a figure. | |
| Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, but safety on construction sites has been the subject of much debate in the media. | Dubai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world, but safety on construction sites has been the subject of much debate in the media. |
| Foreign workers in Dubai recently went on strike demanding higher pay and improved housing for working on prestige projects such as Burj Dubai - set to be the world's tallest building. | Foreign workers in Dubai recently went on strike demanding higher pay and improved housing for working on prestige projects such as Burj Dubai - set to be the world's tallest building. |