FDNY Rescues Worker Trapped on Top of Pillar at Queens Construction Site

Firefighters rescued a worker trapped on top of a pillar at a construction site in Queens not far from the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway Tuesday, authorities said.

The FDNY tweeted a photo of the rescue after getting a call about the emergency near 56th Road and Laurel Hill Boulevard shortly after 12:15 p.m.

It wasn't clear how the worker got trapped; he was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition. 

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