One dead, 2 hurt in demolition in Makati

One person was reported killed while two others were injured after a wall of a house being demolished collapsed on them in Makati City Tuesday evening. The body of the fatality, initially identified as a certain Julius Tumbocon, 29, was recovered from the rubble hours after the incident, radio dzBB reported Wednesday. Citing initial police reports, the dzBB report identified the two injured as Rommel Magmula and Pepito Regala.

An initial investigation showed the wall and floor of the second floor of the house at the corner of Pasong Tamo and Kalayaan Avenue in Sta. Cruz village collapsed. Investigators are still looking into whether the three victims were working on the demolition at the time of the incident. — RSJ, GMA News