18-04-2024 08:31 via constructionenquirer.com

Worker rescued from collapsed four metre deep trench

Firefighters battled for six hours to rescue a man trapped in a collapsed trench at a construction site in south London on Tuesday.
The trench, approximately twelve metres long and four metres deep, collapsed and trapped a man up to his waist in sand and clay at the site in Charlton.
Five Fire Rescue Units formed part of the brigade’s response, deploying specially trained Urban Search and Rescue crews to the scene working alongside the London Ambulance Service Hazardous Area Response Team,
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