Seattle firefighters working for over two hours finally removed a man trapped in a trench in White Center just before 6 p.m. Friday.
According to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Deborah Horne the man did not survive.
Video from Chopper 7 showed firefighters using shovels and their hands to move dirt out of a space between two houses, where a man was reported buried after a rockery collapsed on him.
A crane was called in to remove three-3,000 pound cement blocks that collapsed on top of the trapped man.
A vacuum truck normally used to clean storm drains was used in the operation, which is in the 9400 block of 13th Avenue.
Police have closed off streets in the area.
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