{"id":15253606,"date":"2026-08-13T19:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/under-construction-barn-collapses-in-pembroke-seriously-injuring-3-workers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T19:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T23:33:37","slug":"under-construction-barn-collapses-in-pembroke-seriously-injuring-3-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/under-construction-barn-collapses-in-pembroke-seriously-injuring-3-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Under-construction barn collapses in Pembroke, seriously injuring 3 workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three construction workers were seriously hurt in a roughly 25-foot fall when a barn in Pembroke, Massachusetts, collapsed on Thursday afternoon, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The workers are expected to survive, though one was trapped by the collapsed structure and had to be flown to Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital in Boston to be treated, according to the Pembroke Fire Department.<\/p>\n<p>The incident on Valley Street was reported about 5:04 p.m., and firefighters called to the scene found the three seriously injured workers. The two who weren&#8217;t pinned by the structure were taken to South Shore Hospital by ambulance, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The 80-by-100-foot barn&#8217;s wooden frame was seen on the ground after the incident, which fire officials said was being investigated by Pembroke police and building inspection, as well as the Plymouth County Sheriff&#8217;s Office and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t immediately clear what might have led to the collapse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recirc-module\">\n<h3 class=\"recirc__heading\">More Pembroke news<\/h3>\n<p class=\"recirc__subheading\">\n<div class=\"recirc__post\">\n<div class=\"post__wrap\">\n<div class=\"post__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"These twins in Pembroke are leading their basketball teams to greatness\" 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