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Seattle Fire Department rescues man after scaffold collapse
Jun 9, 2022, 3:54 PM
Photo by John Moore
A man was rescued after a scaffold collapsed in Seattle on Thursday, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
At around 11:11 a.m. on June 9, firefighters and medics responded to a report of a scaffolding collapse on the side of a building near the 2200 block of Second Avenue.
When crews arrived, a man was hanging from the scaffolding.
Seattle police and firefighters were able to pull the man back into the building.
The injured man was treated at the scene.
2200 block of 2nd Ave: one person was hanging from the scaffolding. @SeattlePD and firefighters were able to pull him back into the building and into safety. pic.twitter.com/AMdY0WHiuF
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) June 9, 2022
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