1 Worker Dead and Another Critically Injured After Stairwell Collapses Inside Mass. Parking Garage

The scene of the parking garage stairwell collapse.Photo: Cambridge Fire Dept/ Twitter

One person is dead and another has been critically injured after officials say a stairwell inside a Massachusetts parking garage collapsed.

The Cambridge Fire Departmentconfirmed the fatal incident in a post on TwitterWednesday, explaining that it occurred at a parking garage on 1st St in East Cambridge.

Fire officials said they responded to the scene just after 8:20 a.m. regarding a report about a “stairwell collapse” and found two construction workers who were “seriously injured.”

Ina post on their Twitter account, the Cambridge Police Department said the two workers were “conducting restoration work” at the time of the stairwell collapse.

The scene of the parking garage stairwell collapse.Cambridge Fire Dept/ Twitter

Though Cambridge Fire and Police officials, along with ProEMS, arrived at the scene, it was sadly too late for one worker, who was later confirmed dead from his injuries.

The other worker, a 41-year-old male, sustained critical injuries and was transported to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition, the press release stated.

Cambridge’s Fire Chief, Gerard Mahoney, told Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui that the surviving worker suffered “significant chest and arm injuries,” accordingto a tweet from Siddiqui.

At this time, it is also unclear how the stairwell managed to collapse, but officials said they are currently investigating.

First responders at the scene of the parking garage stairwell collapse.Cambridge Fire Dept/ Twitter

Tragically, this is the second incident in a week where construction workers have died on the job in the area, according to the independent Boston stationWHDH.

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A witness reportedly claimed that the dump truck backed into Gutierrez and Romero before knocking them into a trench. The men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to WHDH.

Due to the back-to-back deaths, WHDH reported that the Boston City Council planned to discuss construction safety during a virtual meeting on Wednesday.

source: people.com