Man killed in trench collapse in Cypress

HOUSTON - A man is dead after a trench collapse in Cypress on Thursday afternoon. 

Captain Daniel Arizpe, Public Information Officer for the Cy-Fair Fire Department, said crews responded to the collapse around 2:15 p.m. at a construction site in the Bridgeland subdivision in Cypress. 

When crews arrived, they located one man trapped in a trench. 

Trench collapse in Cypress. (Source: Captain Daniel Arizpe, PIO)

Arizpe said crews set up a high angle rescue and a firefighter made entry finding the man dead. 

Trench collapse in Cypress. (Source: Captain Daniel Arizpe, PIO)

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Trench collapse in Cypress. (Source: Captain Daniel Arizpe, PIO)

Arizpe added that the Harris County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting an investigation.