News 2. Thank you so much for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 2. Im justine waldman. And we now know that that person who was trapped in a collapsed trench in San Franciscos lower haight neighborhood has died. This incident was reported at the work site around 10, 30 this morning right near the intersection of turk boulevard and divisadero. Well go now to kron 4 Charles Clifford live at the scene. Hes been there all morning. Charles, whats the latest now . Well, this is still a very active scene. The Fire Department arrived here about 10 oclock this morning. As you mentioned, they spent several hours trying to reach and a rescue him. Unfortunately, it didnt work according to the San Francisco Fire Department, a man working on a sewer line here near the corner of oak and to visit daraa was trapped beneath 8 to 10 feet of dirt and concrete when the trench around him collapsed upon arrival, fire crews immediately launched an effort to dig down and rescue him. It took over 2 hours in ov
Its a very high powered vacuum thats able to facilitate removing debris quicker than if we had to do it by hand. They also used plywood to disperse weight and ensure the sides of the area within a confined space. Rescuers were working by noon with the help of paramedic and cassie, a human search and rescue detection canine. It became clear it would be a recovery mission. This person was trapped under a lot of weight with no oxygen for over two hours. Public works spokesperson Rachel Gordon says the project was a San Francisco Public Utilities commission sewer upgrade project being managed by San Francisco public works. The individual trapped was a private contractor. She did not know the name of the contracting company. Well be here as long as we have to be here. We want to make sure that we know exactly what happened. We want to make sure that Something Like this doesnt happen again. We never want a construct, an accident. Safety is our number one priority. The medical examiner arrive
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Right now at 11 00, he brought so much life to the bay area, tonight, San Francisco is mourning the death of reverend Cecil Williams the pioneer and longtime pastor at glide memorial church. Cecil, however, was dramatically different from any other pastor. Please his legacy goes well beyond just africanamerican Civil Rights Movement and poverty and those issues to really address some of the core issues of what became San Francisco, modern San Francisco. His influence and impact still resonates across San Francisco. The legendary reverend broke down barriers and gave a voice to the voiceless. He was a champion of the Homeless Community and a supporter of the lgbtq community, as well. The comp legation is celebrating the legacy he leaves behind. Pete suratos begins our coverage in the city. Reporter , members of the church are remembering the life of church cofounder, reverend Cecil Williams. He died today at the age of 94 and they push forward his legacy as a church community, one day a
Commuters were seen running because there was some type of disturbance. No details have been released and duties are run duty to reassure the public. People have been out and about since yesterday shopping and looking for black friday deals. We are life in livermore with where there are long lines at the outlets. This morning, traffic wasnt bad but im curious how it is now at noon. Reporter the long lines and crowds are getting bigger. Behind us is the Banana Republic store. The line is around the corner just to get inside the store. That line was not here one hour ago. The crowds are definitely growing. They are in the middle of a 31 hour stretch. This mall opened up yesterday and they will not close until 10 00 tonight. We are experience shoppers. Coming to the mall at 2 am required some preparation. We bought these cards for shopping on black friday. We usually plan on shopping and dont come home until 4 00 or five clock tomorrow night. We have been doing this for so long. It is fun