Tacoma Fire crews rescue person trapped in construction trench

Courtesy of Tacoma Fire Department.

TACOMA, Wash. — Tacoma Fire crews rescued a person trapped in a construction trench Monday morning.

The rescue happened about 8:45 a.m. at 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Officials said the person was extricated minutes later and was transported to an area hospital in stable condition.

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Crews did not say how the person got trapped in the trench.

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