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Reports: One dead in Issaquah construction accident

May 16, 2016, 10:37 AM | Updated: 11:50 am

A man died after falling from a building under construction in Issaquah. (KIRO 7)...

A man died after falling from a building under construction in Issaquah. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

One person died Monday morning in a construction accident in Issaquah.

KIRO 7 reports the accident occurred at 7th Avenue and Gilman Boulevard.

The worker, 46, fell while on a brick facade at a new apartment complex. The construction site is now shut down, KIRO 7 reports.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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