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Construction worker critically hurt in fall near Arsenal gates

HEMSI officials say the worker fell at least 25 feet.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Emergency officials say a construction worker is in critical condition after falling at least 25 feet Thursday afternoon.

Don Webster, the Chief Operations Officer with Huntsville Emergency Medical Services, Inc., confirmed the incident, saying they received a call just before 4 p.m. near Redstone Arsenal Gate 9 in the area of the 7500 block of Advanced Gateway SW.

The construction worker was taken from the scene to Huntsville Hospital Trauma Center.

The circumstances leading up to the fall were not immediately known.

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