Firefighters extract worker from concrete after ground collapse, update

Firefighters in Ashdod completed the complex extraction of a worker in serious condition who was trapped inside a concrete formwork after a ground collapse at a construction site Thursday afternoon, the services reported. The worker was freed using heavy equipment and handed over to medics.

Firefighters in Ashdod completed the complex extraction of a worker trapped in concrete formwork after a ground collapse Thursday afternoon, the Fire and Rescue Services reported. The worker, in serious condition, was freed using heavy equipment and handed over to medical teams by around 14:42 Jerusalem. No other people were trapped. The operation concluded minutes after the initial incident was reported.

Magen David Adom first reported at 14:25 Jerusalem that a 24-year-old worker was trapped under a mound of earth at a construction site near the Ad Halom junction. By 14:42 Jerusalem, successive updates from Ichud Hatzala and Fire and Rescue Services narrowed the age to 25 and clarified the mechanism: a ground collapse inside a concrete formwork. Rescue crews freed the worker and evacuated him to Assuta Ashdod Medical Center in serious condition.

As The Zioneer reported on its Thursday thread, emergency services initially described a buried person at a southern Ashdod entrance before specifying the location near Ad Halom. The worker's condition was upgraded from 'serious but conscious' in early reports to simply 'serious' after extraction. The rescue involved heavy equipment and a controlled operation.

No details have been released on the worker's identity or the circumstances that led to the collapse. An investigation by the relevant authorities has not yet been confirmed.

7 developments

1. 1 hour ago · 16:13 · 25 JunLatest

   Worker extracted in serious condition; rescue operation completed with no other trapped.

2. 16:00 · 25 Jun

   Extraction completed; worker in serious condition handed over to medical teams.

3. 15:55 · 25 Jun

   Firefighters successfully rescued the trapped worker using heavy equipment.

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