11-year-old boy rescued from four-metre-deep manhole at petrol station

Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 7pm on Wednesday.

Thursday 31 March 2022 01:53 EDT

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to incident Wednesday evening (Liam McBurney/PA) (PA Archive)

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Fire crews were called to rescue an 11-year-old boy who had fallen down a manhole at a petrol station last night.

The incident happened shortly before 7pm in Dungannon, County Tyrone, a Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson told the PA news agency.

Officers used specialist breathing apparatus and a harness to rescue the boy from the four-metre-deep hole some 40 miles west of Belfast.

The boy was conscious but had suffered minor injuries to his back. He was transported to to Craigavon Area Hospital for further checks, the BBC reported.

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11-year-old boy rescued from four-metre-deep manhole at petrol station

Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 7pm on Wednesday.

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