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Last worker missing in power plant collapse could take weeks longer to find
A national engineering firm and OSHA engineers will arrive to the site Tuesday
Worker missing in power-plant collapse could take weeks longer to find By Brian Planalp | December 14, 2020 at 6:23 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 5:43 PM
ADAMS COUNTY, Ohio (FOX19) - The missing worker at a collapsed Adams County power plant could take up to two more weeks to find, according to the demolition company working at the site.
The collapse occurred Wednesday, Dec. 9 before the controlled demolition of one of the buildings at Killen Generating Station, which closed in 2018.
The Killen Generating Station, a closed power plant in Adams County, Ohio, collapsed Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Several workers were unaccounted for and one was taken to a hospital after a power plant that was being demolished in Ohio collapsed Wednesday. It was not clear what caused the collapse at the Killen Generating Station, Adams County Sheriff Kimmy Rogers said. (Sam Greene/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)
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Adamo: It may take 2 weeks to clear debris, locate body of worker trapped in Killen Generating Station collapse
Engineers working on plan to clear rubble
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Sky 9 surveys the scene of a building collapse at the Killen Generating Station near Manchester, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2020.
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MANCHESTER, Ohio â It could take up to two weeks for crews to clear debris and locate the body of a worker missing inside the collapsed Killen Generating Station in Adams County.
Adamo Demolition Group said the search continues for their employee, Jamie Fitzgerald, who was working with four other men inside the retired Manchester power station when it collapsed. First responders rescued three of the men that day, and they were hospitalized in stable condition. On Saturday evening, crews recovered the body of
Demolition group president announces missing employee deceased
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ADAMS COUNTY After several days of searching, the president of the demolition company Adamo Group shared James Fitzgerald was deceased.
Fitzgerald, who has been unaccounted-for since Wednesday after Killen Generating Station collapsed in Adams County, Ohio, has died, according to Richard Adamo of the Adamo Group.
In a statement Adamo shared his condolences to Fitzgerald’s family, fiancée, friends and co-workers.
“We wish to advise you of the status of our efforts to locate our deceased employee, Jamie Fitzgerald. As you know, we have been using all resources available to remove the debris as expeditiously and safely as possible,” Adamo said.