Two killed in monastery guttering collapse

Two workers have been killed while working at a renovation site of the Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie in Lam Dong Province.

Two workers have been killed while working at a renovation site of the Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie in Lam Dong Province.

  

Franciscaines Missionnaires de Marie in Lam Dong Province

The authorities in Lam Dong announced on March 11 that they have halted the renovation work and blocked the accident site for investigation. Both the police of Lam Dong Province and the inspectorate of the Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs are working on the case.

Initial investigation results show that the rain gutter suddenly collapsed on March 9 and killed the two workers who are both from Thanh Hoa Province.

The monastery was built in late 1930 and is one of the architectural highlights of Lam Dong Province. After 1975, it was converted into a school and hotel. In 2014, it was transferred to Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture.

In 2019, the Ministry of Construction gave its approval to the renovation of the monastery.

The project is managed by Huy Hoang Company and started at the end of February. The total renovation site in the first phase covers over 39,800 square metres of land.