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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A construction worker was rescued after being trapped in an elevator at a construction site in downtown Houston where a scaffolding collapsed, according to officials.
Brent Taylor with the Houston Fire Department said crews responded to an investigative high-rise incident at about 12:19 p.m. Tuesday.
When first responders arrived, they saw a scaffolding from a construction site in the concrete near Main Street and Rusk, updating the report to a rescue call.
Investigators said a piece of concrete fell on top of the scaffolding, possibly from the eighth floor, and landed on an elevator box.
The construction supervisor told HFD that people were potentially trapped due to the collapse.
Taylor said crews searched all 10 floors of the building. They found a construction worker stuck in the elevator, and everyone else was able to escape.
The man was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The METRORail service has been temporarily disrupted during the investigation.
