12 injured in Boise building collapse near airport
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A building under construction near the Boise, Idaho, airport collapsed Wednesday night, injuring at least a dozen people, a fire department official said.
A building under construction near the Boise, Idaho, airport collapsed Wednesday night, injuring at least a dozen people, a fire department official said.
At a news conference Wednesday night, Operations and EMS Chief for Boise Fire Department Aaron Hummel said there were "numerous" transports of people to medical facilities. He said he could not provide further information on the status of the patients as officials were working to get in touch with family members and reunite families.
Hoists were needed to rescue some of the injured, and some of the rescues were "challenging," he said.
Earlier in the evening, emergency responders, including seven fire engines, three ladder trucks and several ambulances, reported to the scene of the building collapse at W. Rickenbacker St. and Luke Street, officials said.
A "rigid steel frame" that had been erected and that was being worked on collapsed, Hummel said. Hummel said it was a "large-scale collapse" of the framework of the building. A crane was impacted, but it was unclear when or how the crane fell.
