Two workers died early Wednesday morning after they fell when scaffolding gave way on a construction site near Walt Disney World, Orange County Fire Rescue said.
The accident occurred in the 14900 block of Chelonia Parkway, according to fire-rescue spokesman Mike Jachles. Several workers were on a support structure between the sixth and seventh floors of a hotel construction project when it collapsed, Jachles said.
Two men died on the scene. Their identities have not been released.
A third worker hung on and climbed to safety, fire rescue said. He sustained minor injuries but was not hospitalized. Jachles said there were reports of a fourth worker on the scaffold, but he was not hurt.
Jachles said about 18 workers were at the scene when the accident was called in at 4:15 a.m.
Officials have not revealed a reason why the scaffolding gave way.
The incident occurred in unincorporated Orange County and not on Disney property, Jachles said.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will investigate the incident.
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