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    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
    Construction Equipment Guide


    The operator was reportedly unharmed during the incident.
    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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