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2 Construction Workers Fall 20 Feet In Laurel

LAUREL, Md. (AP) -- Fire officials say two construction workers were hurt when they fell 20 feet while working on a building in Laurel.

It happened about 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a construction site at Brickyard Square. Firefighters say the men fell while working in a four-story building under construction. The cause of the fall of is not known.

The men were taken to a trauma center with serious injuries.

Authorities said a third worker was hit by falling debris but did not go to a hospital.

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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