One person is dead after trench collapse in Greeley
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Greeley Fire Department recovered a 20-year-old man who was buried in a collapsed trench. It happened on the 1900 block of East 16th Street. Two contractors were using a backhoe to dig a 6ft. deep trench when the collapse happened. One man was in the trench, the other was outside the trench, trying to dig him out.
“The victim in the trench was determined to be decreased so we’re operating in the recovery mode,” said Robert Fries, Greeley Fire Marshal.
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Greeley Fire Department’s Trench Unit was assisted by Platte Valley Fire Rescue and Poudre Fire Authority’s Trench Collapse Unit. Crews from Eaton and Evans helped cover the district while the recovery operation…
CBSColorado.com Staff
2022-08-13 22:22:00
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