Sacramento City Fire Department Press Release
High Angle Rescue
For Immediate Release:
August 29, 2005
| Date/Time of Occurrence: |
August 29, 2005 , 11:16 a.m. |
| Nature of Occurrence: |
Rescue |
| Location: |
4800 2nd Ave |
| Contact: |
Battalion Chief Niko King |
| Phone: |
916-216-0316 |
| Incident Number: |
42639 |
| Email: |
nking@sfd.cityofsacramento.org |
| SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Fire Department is currently conducting a high-angle rescue on a construction worker who has fallen into a water tank on the third floor of a building under construction.
On scene fire companies are working in coordination with the construction company to carefully lift the worker out of the tank and lower him to the ground. His fall was approximately sixteen feet to the bottom of the tank and he is in critical but stable condition at this time. |
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