A construction worker is missing and feared dead after a massive drill rig collapsed on the job site at Sky Harbor Airport Monday..
A construction worker is missing and feared dead after a massive drill rig collapsed on the job site at Sky Harbor Airport Monday..
Days after a drilling rig toppled near Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, a worker's body has been recovered from the scene. The Phoenix Fire Department says the incident happened near the West Economy Lot, west of Terminals 2, 3 and 4 around 9 a.m. on Monday.
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