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Workers Killed In JFK Construction Accident ID'd Two workers were killed after becoming trapped under rubble at JFK International Airport this week have been identified. Franciso Reyes and Fernando Pereira were relocating utility lines at an energy plant near the airport for its redevelopment project, when they became trapped under rubble in a trench around 11:10 a.m., on Monday, April 3, officials said. The workers were removed from the trench and subsequently pronounced dead, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. "Francisco was a hardworking 10-year member, while Fernando was just beginning his career in 731,"&n…

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