Crime & Safety
Building Collapses in Buckingham, Man Airlifted From Scene
An unidentified worker was removed from the rubble and airlifted to Temple University Hospital after an hour-long rescue effort.
A construction worker who was trapped under a Buckingham Township building that collapsed Thursday morning was taken by helicopter to the hospital, according to emergency responders.
Charles Pressler, Chief of Operations for the Central Bucks Ambulance and Rescue Unit, told Patch an unidentified worker was removed from the rubble and airlifted to Temple University Hospital. "He was trapped for an hour by the time we got him out," Pressler said.
The collapse occurred at a building in the Heritage Center development off York Road.
The development includes townhomes and office buildings. The collapse occurred in a unit being constructed in the office building portion of the development.
Pressler said he had no information regarding the cause of the collapse.
He said the Buckingham Township Fire Marshall and code enforcement departments will be handling the investigation.
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