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Seattle Fire Department rescues man after scaffold collapse

Jun 9, 2022, 3:54 PM

Photo by John Moore...

Photo by John Moore

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BY KIRO 7 NEWS STAFF


KIRO 7 Seattle

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.


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