HOUSTON – Houston firefighters rescued a man who became trapped inside a garbage truck after being dumped inside on Friday morning in southwest Houston.
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According to Captain Bryan Zaharis, a garbage truck driver was in the middle of emptying a recycling dumpster on Westheimer Road.
Right before she was going to crush the load to make room for the next one, she heard a man screaming from inside the vehicle, officials said. The man stated he had injured his legs and the driver called 911.
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Cpt. Bryan Zaharis reported that firefighters used an aerial ladder and a Stokes basket to lift the man from inside the garbage truck.
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He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear why the man was inside the dumpster before it was emptied.