A worker was hospitalized after falling 20 feet into a cylinder container at the Upper Brays Wastewater Treatment Plant in West Houston, Texas.
A rescue operation that involved strapping the man to a basket and hoisting him out took around 40 minutes, according to ABC 13 News. Although he is reported to have survived the ordeal, the extent of the worker’s injuries haven’t been made public.
The Houston Fire Department posted a statement about the incident on Twitter:
The civilian has been rescued from a water cylinder container and transported to SW Memorial Hermann by Medic 83. He
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