NEW INFO:: Wis. Man Dies After Becoming Trapped During Trailer Demolition

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Posted: 4:19 AM Jan 11, 2008 NEW INFO:: Wis. Man Dies After Becoming Trapped During Trailer Demolition A man working with another person to tear down a trailer house in Chippewa County died when he became trapped when it collapsed and then burned. Reporter: Associated Press Email Address: daybreak@wsaw.com

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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) -- A man working with another person to tear down a trailer house in Chippewa County died when he became trapped when it collapsed and then burned.

The sheriff's office says the 24-year-old resident of Cadott died at the scene in the town of Arthur.

After the man became trapped, the other person went to a nearby residence to call for help, but debris apparently fell into a fire that was burning nearby and the trailer caught fire.

Firefighters arrived yesterday about 6 p.m., and the victim later was removed from the debris and pronounced dead.

The victim's name hasn't been released.