A man has been rescued from a 2.4-metre trench in Scarborough on Wednesday night. It appears shoring collapsed and was filling the trench making what police called a race against time. This occurred at Generation Blvd and Rainbow Ridge Ave near Sheppard and Meadowvale around 6 p.m. Special equipment was brought in to aid in the rescue, and Toronto Police Const. David Hopkinson warned that the situation could turn life-threatening if the trench fully collapsed. Around 8:30 p.m. the man was pulled from the trench. The worker is recovering.
