Kentucky coal building collapse kills 1 worker, traps one other
- The collapse of an idle coal-sorting building in Kentucky killed one man and trapped another man under the rubble, authorities said on Wednesday.
Authorities did not say what caused the collapse of the building, which has not been in use for several years. Local media reported that the structure was being dismantled when it fell. Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said rescuers had been speaking with one of the trapped men, but that he subsequently died. The other missing man has not been found in the rubble.
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