Worker dies after wall collapses at N.J. construction site

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Worker dies at Salem Co. construction site
Worker dies at Salem Co. construction site. Sarah Bloomquist reports during Action News at Noon on October 31, 2018.

LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP., N.J. (WPVI) -- An investigation is underway after a worker died at a construction site in Salem County, New Jersey.

Chopper 6 was over the scene on the unit block of Maskells Mill Road in Lower Alloways Creek Township.

Action News has learned that contractors were remodeling a home at 9 a.m. Wednesday when a wall collapsed.

One of the workers was trapped under heavy debris.

He was freed, but died due to his severe injuries.

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