Woman Injured After Falling 40 Feet Inside DC Building

A woman has been injured Sunday after fire officials say she fell through scaffolding and down 40 feet inside a building in Northwest.

D.C. Fire and EMS officials said they arrived on the scene at 10th Street and V Street NW about 7:15 p.m.

The woman fell through the scaffolding on a wall on the third floor of the building and landed on the first floor between two brick walls.

She was trapped for a short period before firefighters freed her, fire officials said.

The woman was taken to a hospital with "priority 2" injuries. Fire officials said she is going to be fine.

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