HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Firefighters saved a utility worker from an 8-foot trench in east Houston.

On Monday at about 3:30 p.m., the Houston Fire Department said one person was trapped in a trench near the 10000 block of North Loop East.

HFD said the person was “alert, oriented, and conscious” after they were working on a utility line and collapsed.

Ladders and heavy equipment were brought in as part of the rescue efforts.

Officials ask drivers to avoid the area due to heavy emergency traffic.