5 people rescued after scaffolding collapses in Pismo, 1 critically injured
Emergency crews rescued five people who became trapped after the scaffolding they had been working on collapsed outside a Pismo Beach residence Tuesday morning.
Cal Fire officials responded to the scene about 11:30 a.m. and discovered five construction workers trapped near 253 Harloe Ave.
One person was in critical condition and four others had minor injuries, a Cal Fire spokesman said about 3:30 p.m.
All five were taken to Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo for treatment.
#pismo Pismo and SLO Co Fire are on scene of a scaffolding collapses with people trapped.
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) June 27, 2017
#pismo Update / Final. All patients have been rescued and being transported to hospital. Units will be coming available.
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) June 27, 2017
Lucas Clark: 805-781-7915, @LucasClark_SLO
This story was originally published June 27, 2017 at 12:04 PM with the headline "5 people rescued after scaffolding collapses in Pismo, 1 critically injured."