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Construction worker rescued after falling 30 feet down manhole

Fire crews conducted a confined space rescue Friday after a construction worker fell down a manhole. The Calgary Fire Department responded to the rescue at a construction site on 34th Avenue N.W. around 8:40 a.m. Friday. Upon their arrival, a construction worker was found to have fallen around 30 feet down the manhole. Air-monitoring equipment […]

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