Atlanta firefighters save worker trapped 20 feet underground

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The Brief

  • Atlanta firefighters rescued a worker who fell 20 feet into a narrow sewer access on Roxboro Road NE.
  • Rescue crews monitored the air, ventilated the space and lowered a specialized squad using supplied air.
  • Rescuers used a tripod rope system to safely haul the conscious worker back to the surface.

ATLANTA – A construction worker is safe after falling 20 feet into a narrow city sewer access on Roxboro Road NE.

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