MILLBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - A technical team rushed to Millbury Sunday to rescue two workers who became trapped in a boiler they had been tasked with cleaning at a waste management facility.
Crews rushed to Wheelabrator, a trash burning facility on Southwest Cutoff Road, after receiving reports that two workers got stuck in the boiler, according to the Millbury Fire Department.
The two men got stuck after the scaffolding they were working on got jammed 30 feet down.
A technical rescue team was called, and both workers were brought to safety.
No injuries were reported.
Addition photos from today's Technical Rescue Team response pic.twitter.com/wtz9WxCtEs
— Oxford Fire-EMS MA (@OxfordFireEMS) October 15, 2018
Fire District 7 Tech Rescue Team members continue to work at rescuing 2 workers at Southwest Cutoff Rd in Milbury. pic.twitter.com/q2se6aOtM8
— Oxford Fire-EMS MA (@OxfordFireEMS) October 14, 2018
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