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A worker died Friday after being trapped in an 8-foot-deep trench that collapsed during construction work at a private school inBrooklyn. A Fire Department spokeswoman said the trench was being dug outsidethe

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Worker dies in Brooklyn trench collapse

A worker died Friday after being trapped in an 8-foot-deep trench that collapsed during construction work at a private school inBrooklyn. A Fire Department spokeswoman said the trench was being dug outsidethe

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