New landslide in the United States: several injured and excavation in the rubble in Washington

Exactly one week after the tragedy in Miami in which 18 people died and over 140 are still missing, now a Another landslide keeps the United States in suspense. A building under construction at Washington DC, he collapses and injures several.

So far there is at least five injured. One of them was saved with great care by the Firefighters after staying trapped in the rubble. Two neighboring houses were evacuated.

“Building collapse at 900 Kennedy Street. (DC Rescue Team) Bravest is leading an active rescue task to reach and remove 1 trapped worker. We removed several other injured workers and evacuated 2 adjacent houses . ” Twitter account.

Finally, the firefighters managed to rescue the person who was trapped in the rubble very carefully. Before they could remove it, firefighters spoke to the trapped man, who was conscious, to reassure him.

At the moment, the causes of the collapse are unknown. “We don’t know what caused the collapse, but a strong storm passed through the area. Two structures on the right suffered secondary damage and an empty structure on the right suffered significant damage, ”he said. Fox news a spokesperson for DC Fire and EMS.

The five-story structure is approximately five miles north of the Capitol, just east of Rock Creek Park.

So far, five workers have reportedly been injured and evacuated by search and rescue teams who arrived at the scene almost immediately. The event occurred around 3:30 p.m. local time.

The injured were taken to the nearest hospital but luckily, according to local media, they were not seriously injured and are out of danger.

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