Tuesday, September 07, 2004 (Philippines)

TRAGEDY IN NAGA. Slippers and rope, among wood slabs, remain in the unused septic tank that caused the death of three carpenters in Naga, Cebu. The septic tank was located in a commercial building that was being constructed. (SUN.STAR FOTOS/ARNI ACLAO) THREE construction workers died yesterday morning after entering an unused septic tank built for a commercial building in Barangay East Poblacion, Naga, Cebu. The doctor who tried to revive two of the victims could not determine cause of death pending an autopsy, but he said it was possible they died of asphyxiation. The enclosed structure could have deprived the workers of oxygen, he said. [full story]

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