2 Construction Workers Hospitalized After 'Medical Emergency' At Hoboken Site

HOBOKEN, NJ — Two construction workers were hospitalized after what the city of Hoboken described as a "medical emergency" at a NJ Transit worksite near the Jersey City border on Thursday.

First responders headed to 111 Observer Highway just before 11 a.m., said city public safety spokeswoman Marci Rubin.

Two workers at a building under construction were "brought safely down to the ground" by the Hoboken Fire Department, then taken to a local hospital, Rubin said.

Both were conscious when taken from the scene, she said.

Rubin said authorities are investigating exactly what happened, but have no more details to release.

111 Observer is a 27-story residential building that's part of the ongoing Hoboken Connect redevelopment involving both the city and NJ Transit. The general contractor for the project is Consigli Construction.

Observer Highway runs along the NJ Transit rail tracks at Hoboken's southern border.

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