LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) – A man was saved after he spent nearly nine hours trapped under debris at a demolition site.
According to WAVE, Louisville firefighters were called to an incident at a demolition site close to downtown Louisville on Thursday.
Rescue crews arrived on the scene of a building collapse at the site of the former Community Correctional Center near the 300 block of East Chestnut Street.
Crews got the initial call at 11:45 a.m. and arrived within three minutes.
Officials say a man was trapped in the rubble, but was able to communicate with rescuers. A Louisville fire captain who is bilingual spoke Spanish with the trapped worker.
Crews worked for nearly nine hours to get the man out of the rubble.
Just before 8:30 p.m., rescuers were able to pull the trapped worker to safety.
Crews were seen getting the man out of the rubble and onto a …