Worker suffers serious injuries after stairwell collapses at DTLA high-rise construction site

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A worker suffered serious injuries Thursday morning when a stairwell collapsed at a construction site in downtown Los Angeles.

Firefighters responded to a high-rise building in the 200 block of West Olympic Boulevard just after 11:30 a.m.

The worker was quickly freed from the debris when firefighters arrived, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The worker was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.

AIR7 HD was above the scene as the man was being taken out of the building on a stretcher.

No other injuries were reported.

The incident remains under investigation.