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Two Workers Rescued After Trench Collapses In Area Two Workers Rescued After Trench Collapses In Area
Two Workers Rescued After Trench Collapses In Area Emergency workers are on the scene of a trench collapse that trapped two workers. The incident took place just after 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10, in front of a home on Dwight Street, reported Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison. The men were reportedly working on a sewer line and were in a trench about 10-feet deep when it collapsed. One person was rescued and rushed to a local hospital for treatment, the Mayor said on Facebook. The second worker was rescued by first responders using excavation tools supplied by Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.  "Victim 2 is free. Good work done by al…

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by Kathy Reakes