Multiple people are injured after a concrete pumper EXPLODES at a Melbourne construction site
- Truck’s concrete pumper explodes on Bourke Street in Melbourne’s CBD
- Emergency services attended a construction site early on Thursday morning
- Paramedics treated four people on the scene that were transported to hospital
Multiple people have been injured after a truck’s concrete pumper reportedly exploded at a construction site.
Emergency services were called to Bourke Street in Melbourne‘s CBD just after 8:50am on Thursday, after a triple zero call reported the explosion.
Four people are believed to have been injured in the shocking workplace incident, who were treated by Ambulance Victoria at the scene.
Emergency services were called to the site on Bourke Street in Melbourne ‘s CBD just after 8:50am on Thursday after a triple zero call reported the explosion
Four people are believed to have been injured in the shocking workplace incident, who were treated by Ambulance Victoria at the scene on Bourke Street near Spring Street (pictured)
‘It is believed the pump line of a concrete truck blew out, injuring four workers,’ a Victoria Police spokesman said.
Tradesmen from the site were seen congregating outside the L.U Simons Builders site office on Bourke Street, as paramedics arrived on the site.
‘Paramedics treated a man believed to be in aged in his 30s and one man believed to be aged in his 20s for upper body injuries’, Ambulance Victoria said in a statement.
‘They were taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition.
‘Paramedics treated two other men, both believed to be aged in their 30s, also for upper body injuries.
‘They were taken to The Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.’
Tradesmen from the site were seen congregating outside the L.U Simons Builders site office on Bourke Street (pictured) as paramedics arrived on the scene
‘Arriving on scene within five minutes, crews worked to assess multiple patients before transferring them to the care of Ambulance Victoria paramedics’, a Fire Rescue Victoria spokesperson said.
‘Firefighters investigated the concrete truck for any further danger, and the incident was brought under control within seven minutes.’
Traffic has been disrupted for motorists and tram passengers along Bourke Street near Spring Street.
Route 86 and 96 trams were disrupted by the explosion and have been diverted.
WorkSafe has been notified and is currently investigating.
‘WorkSafe is making inquiries’, a spokesperson said.