Trench collapse kills one construction worker in Houston, Texas
A construction worker was killed Wednesday, Feb. 5 after an eight-foot-deep trench he was working in collapsed in southwest Houston, according to ABC13 Eyewitness News and the Houston Fire Department (HFD).
Houston fire crews responded to the trench collapse at about 1:52 p.m. Wednesday at the Stoneriver Apartments on 8901 Bissonnet Street, ABC13 Eyewitness News reported.
According to fire officials, the trench is approximately 8 feet deep. When HFD arrived, they found construction crews performing CPR on the injured crew member.
Witnesses told law enforcement that two construction crew employees were inside the trench when the collapse happened. Authorities say one man was able to escape while the other was not.
Officials pronounced one of the construction workers dead at around 2 p.m. An investigation is still ongoing.
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