A construction worker was rescued after part of a 100-year-old home's stone foundation collapsed onto him in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Connecticut construction worker was rescued after part of a 100-year-old home's foundation collapsed onto him. The home, built in 1920, was being rehabbed after a fire when massive stones suddenly collapsed to the floor, trapping the 35-year-old worker Monday morning, according to Bridgeport fire officials. Construction worker was 'buried up to his knee' The worker's legs were stuck under a debris field of stone and dirt. 'He was in pain.
'It took us a decent amount of time to get all of that material removed away so we could safely remove the individual,' Bridgeport Fire Chief Lance Edwards said. First responders used 'strongback' supports to shore up the walls while they extricated the worker, Edwards said. 'He's still alive. That's all that counts right now.' A doctor provided pain medication to the construction worker while rescuers kept him calm until he was fully extricated from the danger.
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