2 injured after 'large roof assembly' falls on construction workers at Viera hotel
(Brevard County Fire Rescue)
VIERA, Fla. - Two construction workers were injured on Saturday after a roof being lifted on to a hotel they were working on fell from a crane.
Brevard County Fire Rescue said on Twitter that 1 person was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries while the other was flown as a trauma alert.
According to Fire Rescue, the incident happened at a hotel that is under construction in Viera. Officials said a large roof assembly being hoisted by a crane fell on two workers, trapping them.
"Construction workers used heavy equipment prior to BCFR arrival to free workers," Fire Rescue tweeted.