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Woman pinned beneath refrigerator for 9 hours after building collapses

Woman pinned beneath refrigerator for 9 hours after building collapses
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WASHINGTON, PA (WPXI/CNN) - Emergency responders in Washington, PA, helped free a woman after a building collapsed.

The woman was pinned underneath a refrigerator for more than nine hours.

She was able to talk to officials during the rescue and an IV was put into her arm.

It took roughly 50 rescue technicians to bring her to safety.

She was taken to a hospital, but the extent of her injuries are not yet known.

At least five other people were extricated from the building Wednesday morning.

The building's owner was cited in March for not replacing a cracked wall, but the owner maintains this incident was not a result of negligence.

Officials are investigating the cause.

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