HS Athletic Facility Construction Halted by Deaths

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A second worker has died working to consturct an athletic facility for Argyle High School. The structure collapsed on April 2. (Photo via @TexomasHomepage on Twitter)
A second worker has died working to consturct an athletic facility for Argyle High School. The structure collapsed on April 2. (Photo via @TexomasHomepage on Twitter)

After two deaths in one week, Argyle Independent School District near Dallas is halting work on a new high school athletic facility.

The first tragedy occurred on April 2 when the structure collapsed, killing 36-year-old construction worker Julio Ledesma. The building, which had an original price tag of nearly $300,000, was designed for athletes, coaches and the school’s band. Before it collapsed, the frame of the building stood 50 feet tall and 180 feet long.

On the morning of April 2, witnesses say the structure began to “wave.”

“The walls, they started moving, and it all collapsed, like all sides just caved in and it created a huge noise,” a student at the school told CBS News.

Ledesma was working in a bucket on a vehicle when the building fell on top of it.

On Tuesday, tragedy struck the site again. This time, 22-year-old Danny Moran was killed after being run over by an 18-wheeler driven by his father. The 18-wheeler was being used to haul away debris from the steel frame collapse.

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