2 workers trapped waist-deep following trench collapse: Toronto Fire
A pair of workers were buried up to their waists after a trench they were working in collapsed. (CTV News Toronto chopper)
Toronto firefighters are working to dig out a pair of workers who were buried after a trench they were working in collapsed this morning.
Toronto police say the accident happened at around 11:45 a.m. in the area of Edmund Avenue and Weston Road in the city's Weston neighbourhood.
Toronto Fire tells CTV News Toronto that two workers are buried up to their waists in a trench at a construction site.
Both are conscious and breathing, according to fire officials, and crews are actively working to free them.
Weston Road is closed between Jane Street and Denison Road East while rescue personnel dig the workers out.
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