Toledo fire crews respond to construction site incident

8/8/2018
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    Man suffered a medical emergency while working in a hole in the ground at a construction site in North Toledo.

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  • Toledo Fire and Rescue Department crews rescued a construction worker who suffered a reported medical emergency while working in a large excavation along the Toledo waterfront.

    The incident, reported shortly before 2 p.m. occurred at the site of a large shaft being dug in Water Street near Lagrange Street as part of construction of a new underground sewage lagoon nearby.

    The fire department subsequently reported that the worker had been extricated and taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.

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