Two construction workers were extricated from a trench at a house in Bethesda Tuesday afternoon.
One worker was buried up to the waist while the other had dirt over his head, Pete Piringer, Montgomery County Fire Rescue spokesman said.
Technical rescue technicians worked for about two hours to free the men, who were flown to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for treatment, WJLA reported.
The incident is under investigation.
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.