Utility Worker Rescued After Street Collapse in Old City

Emergency crews in Old City worked for roughly two hours to rescue a worker trapped in a construction trench in Old City.

Crews shut down streets between 2 nd and 5 th streets around 3:00 p.m. to rescue a man from a trench where utility workers had been working since early Saturday morning.

Fire Rescue teams responded to the scene around 3:00 p.m.

FOX 29 cameras captured rescue efforts as the man was lifted from the trench at 5:07 p.m.

There has been no word on the man's condition.

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