Two workers are dead after an 11-story building collapsed at a shuttered coal plant in eastern Kentucky, officials said.
Meredith DelisoA worker who became trapped after an 11-story building collapsed at a shuttered coal plant in eastern Kentucky has died following a multi-day rescue effort to find the missing man, officials said.
The coal preparation plant in Martin County collapsed at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, according to Kentucky Emergency Management..Emergency workers quickly located one of the workers -- identified by officials as Billy Daniels -- and spoke with him, though he died on Wednesday, Martin County Sheriff John Kirk said.
The second worker -- identified as Alvin Nees -- could not immediately be located. Following a days-long rescue operation, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear updated on Friday that he died.Beshear declared a state of emergency in Martin County to mobilize state resources. "Tremendous amount of weight, tremendous amount of force, tremendous pile of rubble there now," he continued.
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