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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/workers-killed-in-25storey-plunge.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The building where 10 construction workers died after falling 25 floors (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-workers-killed-in-25storey-plunge.jpg" alt="The building where 10 construction workers died after falling 25 floors (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Ten construction workers plunged 25 storeys to their death after a platform lift collapsed at a building site in the Philippine capital, officials have said.</p>
<p>The workers were installing glass windows on a high-rise building in Makati city, Manila, when the platform gave way, sending them tumbling down from the 32nd to the seventh floor, said mayor Junjun Binay.</p>
<p>Police and rescue officials said 10 workers were killed and one worker was in a critical condition, but it was not immediately clear how many were on the platform.</p>
<p>Building owner Eton Properties Philippines said the workers were employees of its glass contractor and were on a break at the time of the accident.</p>
<p>The workers took the platform to go up the 39-storey building &#8220;instead of taking the stairs&#8221;, the statement said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since the platform can only carry a few workers, the cable snapped,&#8221; it said, adding that the company has ordered a review of the safety regulations of its subcontractors and construction management.</p>
<p>The company&#8217;s website describes Eton as the global real estate arm of the Lucio Tan Group and a sister company of the Philippine National Bank and Philippine Airlines.</p>
<p>It says the company also has operations in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.</p>
<p>Mr Binay ordered construction at the site to be halted &#8220;until we are sure that the workers there are safe&#8221;.</p>
<p>The Philippines, particularly Manila, has been experiencing a construction boom since last year, boosted by low interest rates, an influx of foreign money and the need for more office space to accommodate the country&#8217;s growing outsourcing industry.</p>
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