By Sofia Saric
Miami Herald
MIAMI — A construction worker was injured after a water main ruptured, flooding a tunnel, Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Angel Rodriguez said.
The man was trapped inside underground for several minutes around 10:22 p.m. Monday at a construction site near Southwest 120th Avenue and 220th Street, Rodriguez said.
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He was knocked unconscious during the incident, according to Rodriguez. His co-workers pulled him from the tunnel, initiated CPR and called authorities.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the construction site, and an ambulance crew took him to the trauma center at Jackson South Medical Center . The man, who was not identified, was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
There was no additional information available as of Tuesday afternoon, Rodriguez said. A spokesperson for Fire Rescue didn’t have more details about the incident.
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