Firefighters rescue trapped construction worker

A construction worker was rescued by firefighters after being trapped in an over two-meter-deep trench at a gas pipeline construction site in Shuangyashan, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, CCTV News reported.

The incident occurred at 4:30 pm on July 11 when the worker was installing a gas pipeline. One side of the trench suddenly collapsed, burying him chest-deep in soil.