"The victims, ages 47 and 40, were caught in the collapse at the work site, on Jefferson St. near Central Ave. in Bushwick, around 8:33 a.m., according to law enforcement. Firefighters extracted the pair of men after finding them trapped inside a caved-in construction trench, according to an FDNY spokesman."
"The workers were removing debris as part of work on the building's foundation when rubble from a neighboring building's foundation collapsed onto the two workers, according to a Department of Buildings spokesman. DOB issued a full stop-work order for the site, in addition to partial vacate orders for the rear yards of neighboring buildings."
A fatal construction accident occurred Thursday morning in Bushwick, Brooklyn, when a wall collapsed at a work site on Jefferson Street near Central Avenue. Two workers, ages 47 and 40, were trapped in a caved-in construction trench while removing debris as part of foundation work. Firefighters extracted both men and transported them to Kings County Hospital, where the 47-year-old died and the 40-year-old remained in critical but stable condition. The collapse resulted from rubble from a neighboring building's foundation falling onto the workers. The Department of Buildings issued a full stop-work order for the site and partial vacate orders for neighboring properties until stabilization work is completed.
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