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One trapped, several hurt in Washington, D.C. building collapse
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Search and rescue crews were attempting on Thursday to free a construction worker trapped inside a Washington D.C., building after it collapsed.
Several other workers who had been caught in the debris and injured had been removed, Washington Fire and EMS said on Twitter. There were no immediate details on their condition.
Local television stations reported that the trapped worker was injured but conscious and in contact with rescuers.
Images showed dozens of firefighters swarming over piles of wood left behind by the collapse, about 5 miles (8 km) north of the Capitol building, just east of Rock Creek Park.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/one-trapped-several-hurt-washington-dc-building-collapse-2021-07-01/
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - Search and rescue crews were attempting on Thursday to free a construction worker trapped inside a Washington D.C., building after it collapsed.
Several other workers who had been caught in the debris and injured had been removed, Washington Fire and EMS said on Twitter. There were no immediate details on their condition.
Local television stations reported that the trapped worker was injured but conscious and in contact with rescuers.
Images showed dozens of firefighters swarming over piles of wood left behind by the collapse, about 5 miles (8 km) north of the Capitol building, just east of Rock Creek Park.
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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/one-trapped-several-hurt-washington-dc-building-collapse-2021-07-01/
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One trapped, several hurt in Washington, D.C. building collapse (Original Post)
Yonnie3
Jul 2021
OP
Is an unoccupied structure still in the early stages of construction properly called a 'building'?
Hugh_Lebowski
Jul 2021
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cilla4progress
(25,855 posts)1. Metaphor...
hope everyone is safe!!
SheltieLover
(59,512 posts)2. I hope all are ok!
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)3. Is an unoccupied structure still in the early stages of construction properly called a 'building'?
Hope everyone is okay.
intrepidity
(7,877 posts)4. Truly a question of semantics
but, since the word is both a verb and a noun, I would say: yes.
elleng
(135,850 posts)5. Not far from where we used to live.
elleng
(135,850 posts)6. 5 story building; one person recovered.