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Alana Calvert, PA

Co Tyrone incident sees 11-year-old boy rescued after falling down manhole at petrol station

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

The incident happened shortly before 7pm on Wednesday, March 30 in Dungannon, Co 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 in the Oaks Road area of the town.

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

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