Radio traffic: Explosion & large fire in Kingston, ON that trapped crane operator.
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In a dramatic rescue Tuesday that drew a gasping crowd, a military helicopter swooped in to airlift a worker trapped on a construction crane above a massive fire in Kingston, Ont. Police said the crane operator suffered only minor injuries after being stranded when the blaze broke out around 2:15 p.m. at an apartment building that was under construction.
"He actually had to get out of the little booth he was in and walk across the entire length of the crane, which would have been frightening enough," said (witness John) Ashie. "He had to sit on the edge of the crane, and about 15 minutes later the flames were so big they were going up above the crane."
A Griffon helicopter deployed from CFB Trenton plucked the worker from the crane at 3:35 p.m. and took him to a waiting ambulance. Police said all the other construction workers at the site are believed to be accounted for.
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