A construction worker was killed while working on the demolition of the Government Center Parking Garage in Boston on Saturday, officials said.
The worker suffered a"substantial fall" when part of the parking garage collapsed, Boston Fire Commissioner Jack Dempsey said Saturday night.. Monsini was working to prepare the parking garage for demolition. The cause of the collapse and the fall have not yet been determined, officials said Saturday night. Monsini was operating a piece of machinery prior to the collapse, which one official on Saturday night referred to as a crane.
Dempsey said Saturday that he believes the rest of the building is stable, but he was waiting for a structural engineer to make an assessment. The area around the parking garage has been shut down, including the underground train station and the nearby on and off ramps to Interstate 93. McCormick said the area will most likely remain closed to traffic for several hours, causing a"serious traffic disruption." Several streets in the area will remain closed through Sunday night.
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