The chicken house collapse sent seven people to the hospital in addition to killing a worker. The building was being prepared for demolition.
Seven people were taken to the hospital following the collapse and"one person was located deceased at the scene by search and rescue teams," state police said.
"Officials are still at the scene at this time. Please avoid the area," state Trooper Megan Frazer wrote onA farm's chicken house in Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania, collapsed on Friday, killing a worker and injuring others, police said. Above, a grow-out house for chickens at a Shenandoah Valley farm is shown on April 13, 2006, in Broadway, Virginia."This is being investigated by [state police]. More information may be released at a later time," Frazer added.
"Oh, my God. I see everything down, and I see a little hole in the side and I go outside where I see my friends," said the worker, who spoke with WGAL anonymously.
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