Church renovation claims lives of 2 workers

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

TWO construction workers died Tuesday morning on their first day of work for the renovation of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish Church in Opol, Misamis Oriental.

Pentecostal pastor Vivencio Gadot, 63, and Ricky Carcueva, 19, both contractual workers of Jesey M. Rosario, were crushed when a 4X2-meter old wall they started to demolish collapsed.

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Gadot died on the spot after his head was crushed by the wall while Carcueva was rushed to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center but was pronounced dead on arrival by attending doctors due to internal hemorrhage.

Fr. Ronald H. Ledesma of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish said the incident happened around 7:30 a.m.

Gadot and Carcueva, along with eight other workers, were contracted by Rosario for 12 days to help in the renovation of the church.

Fr. Ledesma said the church paid the contractor P70,000 to demolish the existing two side walls of the old church and a portion of the right side of the front wall to allow dump trucks to pass through.

He said under the contract, the church will not be held liable in case something happens to the workers.

However, he said for humanity sake, the church shouldered the coffins and embalming of the victims.

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Church renovation claims lives of 2 workers