Three people have died and another two are injured in a horrific 'industrial accident' in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charlotte Fire Department officials said the 'industrial accident' unfolded at around 9am on Monday at a construction site in the 700 block of E. Morehead Street.
Sources at the scene have said that three construction workers were killed when the scaffolding they were on collapsed, and they plummeted 70 feet to the ground with a wall falling on top of them.
Another two victims were transported to a local hospital in the aftermath. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
Charlotte Fire Department officials are pictured at the scene of a construction site where three people died and another two were injured Monday morning
Dozens of first responders, as well as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department vehicles were pictured at the scene, as the Fire Department said it was working to secure the area.
All of the work at the site has been suspended while the incident is being investigated.
A family reunification site has been established nearby.
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