Three people trapped in pipe die in Columbia City

("Ambulance" by Andrew Malone, CC BY 2.0)

Three people who were trapped in a pipe Tuesday in Columbia City have died.

According to our partners at WOWO, officials were called to the 400 block of S. Main St. at just before 9 a.m.

ABC 21 reports that the Fort Wayne Fire Dept. Technical Rescue Team was called to assist in the rescue.

Officials say the three victims were contractors hired by the city for a storm sewer project. It is unclear how they got stuck in the pipe.