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Worker Dies After Burial Vault Collapse at Dallas Funeral Home

Officials say the cause of the collapse remains under investigation.

Overview

  • The collapse occurred around 2 p.m. at Restland Funeral Home at 13005 Greenville Ave. in Dallas.
  • Firefighters found the worker pinned from the waist down when they arrived.
  • Dallas Fire-Rescue dispatched its Urban Search and Rescue team as a precaution.
  • Crews from the first arriving truck used spreaders and airbags typically employed in vehicle extrications to lift the vault and free him.
  • The worker was transported with serious lower-body injuries and was later pronounced dead, and his identity has not been released.