Los Angeles Times

Scaffold collapse injures 6 workers

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Six workers were injured when scaffoldin­g collapsed at a seven-story building under constructi­on in downtown Houston, leaving debris scattered along most of a city block.

Houston Fire Department Capt. Ruy Lozano said the injuries to the workers, who were taken to local hospitals, were not believed to be life-threatenin­g.

More than 100 firefighte­rs responded to the collapse, with many of them going into the debris to look for people who might have been trapped.

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