SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) — Two men were transported to the hospital after they had been trapped under a collapsed cell phone tower in Scottsbluff.
The two were trapped under a Viaero Wireless tower that collapsed Wednesday. The Scottsbluff Fire Department responded to the scene.
Scottsbluff Fire Chief Dana Miller says responders were told one man fell about 10 feet, and the other fell more than 20 feet in the collapse. The tower is currently under construction.
Miller says the collapse occurred while the area is under a wind advisory, which states winds could reach 25 to 35 miles per hour and gusts could reach 50 miles per hour.
A message left with Viaero’s corporate offices in Colorado was not immediately answered. No further information has been released.