Weymouth

Man killed, 4 hospitalized in collapse at Weymouth construction site

Mario Diaz Obando, a 29-year-old worker from Fall River, Massachusetts, died in a collapse in Weymouth that left four other people with minor injuries

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A worker from Fall River has died after a roof toppled Tuesday afternoon.

One person has died and four others were hospitalized after a construction collapse in Weymouth, Massachusetts on Tuesday, authorities said.

Weymouth Fire Department Deputy Chief Tom Murphy said his crews were called to the home on Vine Street around 11:59 p.m. When they arrived they found one person trapped. They were able to extricate that person after using structural struts to shore up the building.

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The Norfolk County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday evening that the victim, 29-year-old Mario Diaz Obando of Fall River, had died.

Other workers had made it out of the building by the time firefighters arrived.

In a statement shared by the district attorney's office, Weymouth Police Chief Richard Fuller said the other four workers' injuries are considered minor.

Investigators are working to determine what caused construction site collapses causing injuries in Weymouth and Quincy on Tuesday. Witnesses said strong winds were buffeting the sites. Follow NBC10 Boston: https://instagram.com/nbc10boston https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston https://bsky.app/profile/nbcboston.com

Tuesday's strong winds were a concern for firefighters.

"As windy as it is now, it was a concern of ours," Murphy told reporters. "Whether or not it's part of the cause, I can't determine."

The project is a single-family house that was under construction. The cause of the collapse is under investigation.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, is investigating alongside state and local police and the Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents, the district attorney's office said.

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