本局救災救護指揮中心,於昨(30)日上午9時29分接獲119報案指稱位於台中市文山垃圾掩埋場工地,發生坍方意外,1名在9公尺深打地樁的工人被土石活埋,警消人員前往搶救時,又發生2次坍方,1名義消、2名警消遭活埋﹐最後,只有兩名警消被救出,工人的遺體則在深夜被挖出。
遭活埋的警消林宏羿,在約7公尺深的坑洞獲救,在他的底下,還有1名警消、1名義消、1名工人遭活埋,30日上午9點10分,台中市文山垃圾掩埋場的打地樁工程,邊坡土石突然坍方,在9公尺深打樁的工人吳正維遭活埋,警義消前往搶救,10點15分,又發生坍方,黎明分隊的義消傅家森站在坑洞下被活埋。
消防人員持續挖掘,下午一點,好不容易挖到傅家森,看到他的身體,不料,第3度發生坍方,兩個警消,也從邊坡滑落遭活埋,救難人員小心翼翼,由挖土機挖開周邊土石,用雙截梯和木板做防護,並且出動吊車,避免增加邊坡土石的壓力,搶救兩名受困的警消。
被土石埋半身的林宏羿,戴上氧氣罩,等待救援,1點53分,終於被挖出送醫,第2名警消陳杰祺在下午4點54分獲救,但是壓在底下的義消傅家森,和工人吳正維被挖出時已經沒有生命跡象。
▲救助隊員陳杰祺獲救後,醫護人員在坑洞口先行急救,但因為身體受壓迫太久,讓他連聲喊痛。(盧金足攝)
We regret to advise you that a 10 year Veteran Volunteer Firefighter named Fu Chia-sen was killed in the Line of Duty during a search and rescue mission at a landfill construction site in Taichung City early on Sunday. FF Fu was pronounced dead after he was pulled out of the dirt at the site. 2 other Firefighters were injured in the landslides at the construction site. The first landslide occurred at around 0900, and the Taichung City Fire Department responded. While Firefighters were busy searching for the buried worker, there was a second landslide that buried FF Fu. Fu's colleagues then rushed to rescue him. At around 1300, they spotted part of Fu's clothing and tried to pull him out. However, another landslide hit, causing two others to sink into the soft dirt. They were eventually pulled out and sent to a hospital for treatment. As always, our sincere condolences. We have also posted details related to a Tennessee Firefighter who was struck on the highway as well as a Detroit Firefighter who was nearly electrocuted, on our home page. Take Care-BE CAREFUL. BillyG The Secret List 12-2-08 / 0231 hours www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com