5 dead as construction workers fall from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg

BERLIN (AP) — Several construction workers fell from scaffolding at a building site in Hamburg on Monday, and five died, authorities said.

The fire service in Germany’s second-biggest city said that the accident happened in the HafenCity district, German news agency dpa reported.

HafenCity is a former port area on the Elbe river that is being redeveloped with office and residential buildings, hotels and shops.