Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Firefighters rescued a worker from a trench collapse Tuesday morning in south Charlotte, NC





One person was rescued from a trench collapse on Kingsdown Avenue Tuesday morning, off Sardis Road in south Charlotte. WBTV



By Joe Marusak

jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com

CHARLOTTE, NC


Charlotte firefighters rescued a victim of a trench collapse Tuesday morning in the 200 block of Kingsdown Avenue, off Sardis Road in south Charlotte.

The victim was taken to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to Medic.

Firefighters said they got the person out of the trench in 11 minutes. The trench collapsed about 11:30 a.m.

The trench was about 8 feet deep, according to WBTV, the Observer’s news partner.

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