A construction worker was miraculously rescued after being trapped in an elevator following a scaffolding collapse at a downtown Houston construction site. The incident, which occurred near Main Street and Rusk, involved a piece of concrete falling from the eighth floor and landing on the elevator box. First responders arrived on the scene and quickly initiated a rescue operation, searching all 10 floors of the building. Thankfully, all other individuals at the construction site were able to escape unharmed.
A construction worker was rescued after being trapped in an elevator at a construction site in downtown Houston when a scaffolding collapsed, according to officials. Brent Taylor with the Houston Fire Department said crews responded to an investigative high-rise incident at about 12:19 p.m. Tuesday. When first responders arrived, they saw a scaffolding from a construction site in the concrete near Main Street and Rusk, updating the report to a rescue call.
Investigators said a piece of concrete fell on top of the scaffolding, possibly from the eighth floor, and landed on an elevator box. Taylor said crews searched all 10 floors of the building. They found a construction worker stuck in the elevator, and everyone else was able to escape. The METRORail service has been temporarily disrupted during the investigation
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