Wind-toppled scaffold hurts four

Advertiser Staff

Three men and a four-year-old boy were injured when a scaffold holding a sign outside an NFL Experience bazaar at Ft. DeRussy collapsed this afternoon.

Honolulu Fire Capt. Richard Soo said a gust of wind apparently toppled the temporary scaffolding at about 3 p.m. The men were treated at the scene for back and neck injuries suffered when the structure hit them as it collapsed, while the boy was revived after being knocked unconscious.

All four individuals were transported by ambulance to Queen's Medical Center for examination, Soo said.

He said promoters in the wake of the accident were re-checking guy wires attached to other scaffolding at the military park area near Kalia Road and Saratoga Avenue in Waikiki