BREAKING Firefighters rescue worker trapped after hole collapsed in W. Houston | Video shows moment he was pulled out
Houston firefighters rescued a man who was trapped after a hole dug for sewer line work collapsed on him in west Houston Friday morning.
Shortly after noon, firefighters were seen lifting the man out of the hole and placing him on a stretcher.HFD Deputy Chief Bryan Sky-Eagle said three workers were in the backyard of the home, working on a sewer line. The workers dug out a hole about 10 feet deep and 6 feet wide. Sky-Eagle said firefighters arrived at 11:02 a.m. and the man was pulled out of the hole at 12:08 p.m.Sky-Eagle said the rescue took about an hour because the shoring in the hole was keeping the worker's foot pinned down under the debris. Because of this, firefighters had to dig underneath the man to release his foot.
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