Worker Rescued After Buried 9 Hours Under Rubble from Building Collapse
November 25, 2024
A construction worker who fell into a hole after a building being demolished collapsed in Louisville, Kentucky, was rescued after spending nine hours trapped under dirt and rubble, according to the Louisville Fire Department. The collapse and entrapment occurred just before noon on November 14 during the demolition of a former prison, according to the LFD’s Facebook post.“Within minutes, our first units arrived at the scene of an ongoing demolition project and discovered an individual who had fallen into a void space and was buried in rubble,” the post says. “Rescue operations commenced immediately.”
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