CATONSVILLE, Maryland (AP) — Two construction workers were killed Friday when a trench collapsed as they were working on renovations at a home in Maryland, fire officials said.

The workers were trapped when a retaining wall failed inside the trench late in the morning in the Baltimore suburb of Catonsville, and a rescue attempt soon began, said Lt. Twana Allen of the Baltimore County Fire Department.

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