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Old Posted Apr 4, 2007, 2:18 PM
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Accident at Infinity Tower site

The foundation site of the Infinity Tower was flooded after a wall holding back the Dubai Marina water breached.Excavation work on the 80-floor Infinity Tower was nearing completion when the incident happened.Nearly 100 workers at the site of the 'tallest building with a twist' had a lucky escape yesterday as a wall holding back the Dubai Marina waters breached and flooded the foundation site. Excavation work on the 80-floor Infinity Tower was nearing completion when there was a sharp and loud sound, said a worker. "We then saw sand pouring down the sides," he said. The workers were ordered to evacuate immediately, said the foreman.


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Old Posted Apr 5, 2007, 9:54 AM
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This was news ... TWO months ago.
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Old Posted Apr 6, 2007, 10:20 PM
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My bad, I saw the story on Digg and didn't realize how old it was.
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Old Posted Apr 7, 2007, 2:43 AM
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It happened on the 2nd of April
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Those pictures made my stomach turn....

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Damn, that is just messed up!
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See, this is what happens when you hire unskilled workers.
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