Northern Ireland

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

<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; ">Officers used specialist breathing apparatus and a harness to rescue the boy from the four-metre-deep hole</span>
Officers used specialist breathing apparatus and a harness to rescue the boy from the four-metre-deep hole Officers used specialist breathing apparatus and a harness to rescue the boy from the four-metre-deep hole

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.

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.