Two men were digging in the backyard of a home at 15th and Gordon streets when the trench caved in around 2 p.m., officials said.
While one worker was able to climb out, another was buried five feet deep — around his neck or past it — underground, city officials said.
As of 6:20 p.m., the Scranton and Bucks County technical rescue teams were on scene and he was nearly out.
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