Construction worker rescued after injury on White House scaffolding

An emergency response team rescued a construction worker who had fallen from scaffolding on the White House North Portico on Monday afternoon, after receiving a dispatch reporting an injury. The crew located the worker high up on the structure, secured him on a stretcher, and transported him by ambulance to a nearby hospital for treatment, according to the Washington Post.

White House officials confirmed the incident and said that the worker’s condition was being monitored. The agency overseeing the construction project has not released further details about the cause of the fall or the timeline for repairs to the scaffolding. No other injuries were reported, and normal operations at the executive residence continued following the rescue.