{"id":13150,"date":"2022-12-03T10:25:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T10:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambassadornews.org\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2022-12-03T10:25:46","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T10:25:46","slug":"construction-worker-unaccounted-for-after-industrial-accident-in-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambassadornews.org\/en\/construction-worker-unaccounted-for-after-industrial-accident-in-mississauga\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction worker unaccounted for after industrial accident in Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"

The search continues for a missing construction worker believed to have been trapped underground after an industrial accident in Mississauga on Friday afternoon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency crews responded to the area of Hurontario Street and Burnhamthorpe Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. for reports of flooding at a work site<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mississauga Fire platoon chief Ryan Baird said they were notified that one worker was trapped in an underground tunnel with water rapidly rising<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There was a lot of water down there. It’s a large chamber with a lot of pipes feeding the chamber, so we had to get the leak stopped first. The region and the contractor have done that,” Baird said<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He noted that they don’t know the source of the leak, but Peel police told CP24 that a pipe ruptured<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police added that all but one worker safely got out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We don’t know the condition of the person,” Baird said. As of 11 p.m., there was still no word on the missing worker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crews had been pumping water out of the chamber so rescuers could enter and conduct a search<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have \u2026 three different lines that are down there trying to get this water out as quickly as possible,” Baird said<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cause of the leak is unknown. Watermain and sanitary sewer improvement work\u00a0is being done\u00a0<\/a>in the area<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police have closed the intersection<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DANGEROUS CONDITION:
– Hurontario St\/Burnhamthorpe Dr in #Mississauga<\/a>
– Flooding at construction site
– Closed from Kariya Gt to Absolute Ave
– Close Absolute Ave to Mathews gate
– Use alternate routes
– C\/R at 3:31p.m.
– PR22-0400017<\/p>— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) December 2, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>