Video: Worker Miraculously Escapes Harm During Demolition Collapse

An eyewitness video catches the moment when a building topples onto an excavator — and the person inside.

Fri February 12, 2016 - West Edition
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The operator was reportedly unharmed during the incident.

The website the Guardian is reporting that the demolition of a parking garage in Houston, Texas took a dangerous turn when the structure collapsed on a worker operating an excavator on the site. An eyewitness video catches the moment when the building topples on to the machine and the person inside, prompting a colleague in another excavator to rush the person's aid. The operator was reportedly unharmed during the incident.

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