New collapse in the United States: several injured after the collapse of a building under construction in Washington

After the tragedy that rocked Miami last week, has been registered the collapse of another building in the United States. This time it happened in the city of Washington DC, where the structure of a construction site has collapsed. Several people were injured.

Five workers were trapped in the rubble and injured and they were evacuated by search and rescue teams who arrived at the scene almost immediately, around 3:30 p.m. local time.

Nearby homes, affected by the collapse, have been evacuated, Washington Fire and Emergency Services announced on Twitter.

The injured were taken to hospital closer and, according to US media, his injuries were not serious.

Meanwhile, a fifth person was trapped for over an hour, while rescuers communicated and worked with rescue dogs. Eventually, they announced that he had been rescued, that he was an adult male and that he was conscious.

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

The five-story structure sits about five miles north of the Capitol Building, just east of Rock Creek Park..

The pictures showed dozens of firefighters bustle around the piles of wood left by the collapse, using saws and heavy equipment to move large chunks.

“A total collapse of a building with rescuers right now”a DC firefighters union tweeted. “Please give our members a safe space to work,” added the organization.

The incident in the US capital comes a week after a condominium tower collapsed in Surfside, Florida. Researchers recovered 18 bodies there and say 145 other people are still missing.

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(With information from Reuters)

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