2 freed in Butte trench collapse

Two people became trapped after a trench collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Butte.
The Anchorage Fire Department conducted a confined space rescue on private property off North Witherspoon Road off of Maude Road.
The Mat-Su Borough Fire Department says the two trapped individuals were found to be alive and were in good spirits and talking with first responders.
Emergency personnel worked to stabilize the trench and set up scaffolding to hoist the trapped persons out of the trench.
2 workers trapped