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The Australian
2 days ago
- The Australian
Toorak, Melbourne: Tradie impaled on timber post at construction site
A tradie has suffered critical injuries after being impaled on a timber post at a construction site in an up-market Melbourne suburb. It's understood the construction worker, aged in his 30s, was standing on the roof of a property undergoing renovations on Irving Rd in Toorak about 7.15am on Tuesday when he fell. A tradie has been hospitalised after getting impaled on a timber post in Toorak. Picture: Nine News 'Firefighters arrived on scene to find a patient impaled by timber after a fall from a higher level,' a Fire Rescue Victoria spokesman told NewsWire The FRV, assisted by the High Angle Rescue Team, were forced to cut the timber post away to free the man and lay him on a flat surface. He suffered injuries to his upper body, an Ambulance spokesman told NewsWire. Ambulance treated the man and transported him to the Alfred Hospital in a critical condition. WorkSafe is investigating the incident.
News.com.au
14-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Woman leaps from balcony to escape house fire in Bentleigh East, Melbourne
A woman has been forced to jump off a balcony to escape a blaze that tore through a Melbourne home overnight. The two-storey house in Bentleigh East erupted in flames just after 11pm on Wednesday, trapping three occupants — including the woman in her 40s, who was stuck on the balcony. She leapt from the burning building to escape the flames, which had spread from the ground floor up to the second floor. 'It was really terrible. Terrible. And like frustrating and yeah, terrifying,' one neighbour told 9News. 'The people were screaming so like loud. And we just started to panic.' Five people were evacuated from the blazing house by Fire Rescue Victoria. The woman from the balcony and a girl in her teens were treated on the scene by paramedics and transported to the Alfred Hospital in stable conditions. However, an adjoining residence was destroyed in the blaze after firefighters faced poor water supply and were unable to prevent the spread of fire. The cause of the fire is unknown and will be investigated by Fire Rescue Victoria later in the morning.
