MOTT HAVEN, The Bronx (PX11) — A person was rescued after getting stuck in a trash compactor chute in the Bronx on Friday, according to the FDNY.
Firefighters extricated the person from the compactor chute at 40 Bruckner Blvd. in Mott Haven just before 12 p.m., fire officials said.
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The person was taken to the hospital however, their condition, age and gender were not immediately made known.
CitizenApp video from the scene shows a large police and fire department response to the luxury building.
The residence known as Bruckner House opened for renting in January 2024, according to the real estate news organization New York YIMBY.
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