One man killed in partial house collapse in east end

One man is dead following a partial house collapse in the city’s east end.

Emergency crews were called to a house under construction on Jones Avenue near Boultbee Avenue just after 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

Fire officials say they found a man trapped under debris in a two-metre trench that had caved in.

Crews worked for almost two hours to free the man who was eventually pronounced dead.

A name and age of the victim has not been released.

The Ministry of Labour has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.