WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. fire officials said that a construction worker was seriously injured on Wednesday afternoon.
In a post on the X platform just before 1:20 p.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department (DCFD) said that crews were in the 1700 block of Rhode Island Ave. NE to help the worker, who was on the fourth floor of a building that was under construction.
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DCFD said that firefighters secured the worker in a stokes rescue basket and carried them to ground level using a combination of a rope system and hand carry.
Firefighters transported the worker to the hospital. The worker is expected to survive…