Worker dies after apartment foundation collapse near Coppell

A worker was killed after getting trapped under the foundation of an apartment building that collapsed just outside Coppell on Thursday afternoon.It happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sage Hill Lane near Interstate 635 and MacArthur Boulevard.Officials with Dallas Fire-Rescue and the city of Coppell said workers were manually digging a tunnel to pour concrete. As they were digging, the tunnel and the building’s foundation collapsed on one of the workers.Rescue crews from DFR’s Urban Search and Rescue team and the Coppell Fire Department removed three feet of dirt to reach the worker, who was pronounced deceased upon extrication.