Multiple injuries reported in massive scaffolding collapse at Crawford and Preston streets in Houston, Texas
'Multiple injuries' after massive scaffolding collapse in Houston
Video from the scene showed piles of metal lying on the ground outside a roughly seven-story building. The collapsed scaffolding appeared to cover a large section of a city block. Houston's Office of Emergency Management reported the injures from the collapse, which happened near the corner of Crawford and Preston streets -- an area not far from Minute Maid Park, the home of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros.
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A Houston Fire Department statement says all six workers were taken to hospitals Friday morning. The department says the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. No other details were provided on the conditions of the injured. Firefighters continued to search for more people possibly trapped under the rubble.
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"Seeing it collapse, a tidal wave went down," he said. "Definitely makes you think twice. Luckily I stay away from it. I'm over here and over there I cross over. Definitely, it's been put up and you think it's going to stay there. To see it come down is kinda crazy. "
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