Two Airport Workers Killed after Being Trapped under Construction Rubble at New York’s JFK Airport
NEW YORK — Two airport workers were killed Monday when they became trapped under construction rubble at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, officials said.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) responded to the scene just past 11 a.m. on Monday, with assistance from the Fire Department of New York City ( FDNY) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
The workers became trapped in a trench near JFK Airport’s Terminal 7, where 60 FDNY firefighters worked to remove them, an FDNY spokesperson said, according to the Associated Press. Both workers were pronounced dead at the scene, and their names have not been released, pending notification of their families, officials said.
A stop order for all construction at JFK Airport has been issued, according to a news release from PAPD.
“The Port Authority is conducting a thorough investigation and will be cooperating with all other investigative agencies,” PAPD said in the release.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul issued her support for the workers and their families in a Tweet posted Monday afternoon.
“My thoughts are with the loved ones of two people tragically killed while working on a construction site at @JFKAirport earlier today. @PANYNJ is conducting a thorough investigation of the incident,” Hochul said in her Tweet.
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