Ceiling collapses at Melbourne hospital after crane drops load onto roof
Surgeries have been cancelled and patients evacuated onto the street after a crane dropped a load onto the roof of a Melbourne hospital, causing a ceiling to collapse.
No one was injured when the pallet of plasterboard, which weighed about 1.5 tonnes, smashed through Warringal Private Hospital at Heidelberg just after noon.
The impact hit the ceiling of a lounge area, which burst water pipes and flooded several parts of the hospital, including a ward.
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The ceiling caved in at Warringal Private Hospital after a crane dropped a load on its roof. Nine
Firefighters are on scene at Warringal Hospital in Heidelberg. Nine
Staff evacuated patients onto Burgundy Street until the hospital was deemed safe.
Surgeries and new admissions at the hospital were cancelled.
The company behind the construction site, Kane Constructions, has told 9News it is not in a position to comment on the incident, which is being investigated by WorkSafe.
CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith said the union was "seriously concerned about the safety incident".
Firefighters investigate the collapsed roof at Warringal Hospital. Nine
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