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Man Extricated From Trash Chute In Fairfield County Man Extricated From Trash Chute In Fairfield County
Man Extricated From Trash Chute In Fairfield County A man was injured after becoming stuck in a garbage chute at a Bridgeport building, according to Bridgeport Fire Department. The incident was discovered at 6:33 a.m.Thursday when the Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to a medical emergency at 48 Highland Ave., said Av Harris, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department.  Upon arrival at the building, Rescue 5 was met by an occupant stating that the victim was in the garbage chute stuck between the third and the fourth floors. Rescue 5 immediately requested a Confined Space Rescue team, he added. Firefighters found that the locat…

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by Kathy Reakes