Man Killed When Building Addition Collapses In Maryland

KEEDYSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Authorities say a man was killed when an addition that he and two others were building onto a residence collapsed.

The Washington County Sheriff's Office says that three men were building the addition onto the residence Saturday when it collapsed. The sheriff's office says 45-year-old Jerry David Staubs of Falling Waters, West Virginia was killed.

It says the two other men were treated at the scene for superficial injuries.

Staub's body has been taken to the medical examiner's office in Baltimore. Maryland occupational safety officials are investigating the incident.

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