Search crews try to rescue workers trapped in a collapsed Eastern Kentucky coal plant
Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement Wednesday that “a number of teams” were trying to rescue the two workers.
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Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement Wednesday that “a number of teams” were trying to rescue the two workers.
The workers were on the bottom floor when the 10-story coal preparation plant collapsed Tuesday night.
The building was more than 10 stories tall and slated for demolition, CBS affiliate WYMT reported.
Authorities in Maritn County, Kentucky, confirmed the two men were trapped following the collapse of the Pontiki Prep Plant. They were on the bottom floor of the building when it fell
Officials in Martin County, Kentucky, confirmed two men are trapped following a building collapse near Wolf Creek, first responders arrived to find the more than 10-story plant had collapsed.