One man killed in partial house collapse in east end
Posted July 19, 2020 9:08 am.
Last Updated July 19, 2020 11:40 pm.
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One man is dead following a partial house collapse in the city’s east end.
Emergency crews were called to a house under construction on Jones Avenue near Boultbee Avenue just after 8 a.m. Sunday morning.
Fire officials say they found a man trapped under debris in a two-metre trench that had caved in.
Crews worked for almost two hours to free the man who was eventually pronounced dead.
A name and age of the victim has not been released.
The Ministry of Labour has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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