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Rescuers rush to site of trench collapse

PENN TWP — Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a trench collapse this afternoon near a personal care home.

A person was in the trench when it collapsed, said an operator for the Butler County Communications Center. The call came in to the center just before 2 p.m.

The scene is in the area of 298 Dinnerbell Road, which is the site of Shelbourne Personal Care.

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