Overview
- A 42-year-old Colombian worker died after a chimney that had been propped for demolition fell on him in the Zaidín neighbourhood of Granada on Tuesday, September 1.
- Emergency services 112 and 061 and local police attended and tried CPR at the scene but the worker could not be saved.
- The National Police have taken over the probe with Policía Científica, the Homicide Group and Labour Inspection technicians on site and investigators have not yet linked the collapse to the recent seismic activity.
- UGT Granada says the man was apparently self-employed but calls the death a workplace accident, has announced a demonstration and is demanding a territorial prevention delegate to strengthen safety oversight.
- The province has seen a recent series of earthquakes that forced owners to prop hundreds of chimneys and increased short-term repair work, a condition that regulators say could prompt tougher inspections if investigators find a connection.