A residential job site in suburban Chicago turned deadly Monday when the dirt wall of a trench two plumbers were working out of collapsed and caved in, fatally killing one worker after trapping him under nearly nine feet of dirt.
when the dirt wall of a trench two plumbers were working out of collapsed and caved in, fatally killing one worker after trapping him under nearly nine feet of dirt.
Upon arrival, rescue crews from several neighboring fire departments worked for nearly an hour to free the victim, who has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner as 27-year-old Nikodem Zaremba of Elmwood Park.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.
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