Two workers were rescued from a trench at a Centennial construction site Tuesday morning, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.
South Metro Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of people trapped in the trench along Cherry Creek Trail, near Parker Road and Broncos Parkway, around 7:27 a.m. Tuesday, the the fire brigade said.
Paramedics took one person to hospital with minor injuries, the fire brigade said. No details were provided about the other trapped person.
It’s not clear how the workers became trapped in the trench, but a rescue team was able to free both people at 8:45 a.m., South Metro officials said.
Rescue crews said the trench was 3 meters wide, 1.5 meters deep and 23 meters long. A photo posted by the fire brigade shows heavy machinery around and in the trench, as well as ladders that rescue crews used to access the patients.
A follow up video Posted by South Metro shows rescue team members pulling out one of the workers while tied to a plastic board.
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