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Man crushed to death by falling metal beams at Pompano Beach business

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Posted at 11:33 AM, Sep 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-16 11:34:19-04

A truck driver was killed when a stack of metal beams fell and crushed him at a business in Pompano Beach, officials said.

The incident happened around 6 a.m. Monday at Kloeckner Metals at 1621 Northwest 12th Avenue.

Pompano Beach Fire Rescue officials said the man was delivering metal beams and had gotten out of his truck when a stack of steel beams in the warehouse fell and crushed him.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn't been released.

No one else was injured in the incident.

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