Wind gusts of 40 mph toppled a 14-foot high cinder block wall at a construction site at Woodfield Country Club. Five workers were injured, one critically.
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Wind gusts of 40 mph toppled a 14-foot high cinder block wall at a construction site at Woodfield Country Club. Five workers were injured, one critically.
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