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Worker Dies After Being Pulled From Rubble Of Building Collapse In Bronzeville

Three workers were inside when part of a building collapsed on East Oakwood Boulevard.

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"They just said they were working and all of the sudden, the building just came down," said Deputy Fire Chief Shun T. Haynes. "How that happened, we have absolutely no idea at this time."
"They just said they were working and all of the sudden, the building just came down," said Deputy Fire Chief Shun T. Haynes. "How that happened, we have absolutely no idea at this time." (CBS)

By Elyssa Kaufman and Asal Rezaei, CBS Chicago:

CHICAGO (CBS) — A worker has died after being trapped when a 141-year-old building collapsed in Bronzeville Thursday morning.

A large portion of the wall of a three-story building collapsed around 11 a.m. on Thursday morning in the 700 block of East Oakwood Boulevard. According to the Chicago Fire Department, a worker was trapped under the debris.

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