Recovery Effort Suspended After Worker Trapped By Collapsed Wall At Brooklyn Construction Site
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- An intense rescue effort tragically turned into a recovery effort Wednesday afternoon after a wall collapsed on a worker at Brooklyn construction site.
The NYPD said the worker became trapped at 7th Avenue and 39th Street at around 1:30 p.m.
#FDNY @NYPDnews @NYC_Buildings and @nycemergencymgt continue to assess the site at 714 39 St #Brooklyn in an effort to operate safely. The incident is transitioning from a rescue to a recovery.
— FDNY (@FDNY) September 12, 2018
The worker was buried under rubble, officials said.
The FDNY announced the incident transitioned from a rescue to a recovery shortly before 5 p.m. as the Department of Buildings remained on scene probing the cause of the collapse.
The search for the buried worker will resume Thursday morning.
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