Toronto fire crews rescue two workers buried in trench
![Trench collapse Crews are working to extricate two men buried in a trench near Weston and Lawrence on Friday, July 19, 2024. (Jacob Estrin for CTV News Toronto)](/content/dam/cp24/en/images/2024/7/19/trench-collapse-1-6971384-1721441751221.png)
Rescue crews freed two workers who were buried up to their chest after a trench collapsed in the city’s Weston neighbourhood Friday evening.
Toronto Fire Services (TFS) said crews responded to a residence on Rosemount Avenue, near Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue West, shortly after 8:30 p.m.
The trench caved in, burying the workers in dirt, soil and sand, TFS said.
Its technical rescue teams arrived at the scene, and TFS said they found the two workers conscious and breathing.
Crews worked immediately to free the workers, extricating them one at a time. TFS said both were transferred to the care of Toronto paramedics, who took them to the hospital
One worker suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Toronto paramedics told CTV News Toronto.
There is no immediate word on the cause of the incident.
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