A woman is in the care of emergency medical services after falling multiple stories inside an apartment building’s trash chute Sunday afternoon, triggering a massive technical rescue operation.
At approximately 1 p.m. on Sunday the Hackensack Fire Department was alerted to a 911 call. The caller reported that a woman had entered the 14th-floor trash chute of 150 Main St., a multi-story residential apartment building, and had fallen to an unknown location inside.
The Hackensack Fire Department’s Second Platoon rushed to the scene. Recognizing the complexity of the situation, commanders transmitted an “all hands working” assignment for a technical rescue, bringing additional specialized resources into the city. Personnel from the Hackensack Police Department and emergency medical crews from Hackensack University Medical Center also responded to assist…