Person Trapped in Baltimore Building Collapse Freed

Sept. 29, 2014
Baltimore technical rescue personnel spent four hours shoring up the house.

Technical rescue crews spent four hours working to free a man trapped in the basement of a collapsed home in downtown Baltimore.

The second story of a house on South Paca Street collapsed about 12:30 p.m., according to WBAL.

The man was trapped in the basement and told rescuers he's pinned up to his chest by debris. Another person injured when the row house collapsed was transported with minor injuries. 

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The house is located near Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

Crews are building reinforcements so that the rescue is safe for both fire personnel and trapped victim. The brace will go up in both the front and the back of the house to help steady the building for the rescue, reports indicated.

The Go Team from R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center also were on the scene in case they were needed.

A crane arrived around 3:30.

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