MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (WFLA) – Officials say three people were killed after scaffolding collapsed at a TV tower in Miami Gardens on Wednesday, WTVJ reports.
The collapse happened at 501 Northwest 207th Street, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Miami Gardens police confirmed the three men were pronounced dead at the scene.
The men were working on a transmitter tower that is approximately 1,000 feet high and fell to their deaths when the apparatus they were working on collapsed.
Police are investigating the incident as a work-related accident.
The victims’ names have not been released.STORIES OTHERS ARE CLICKING ON-
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