On Monday (September 25), London firemen rescued two men from a five-metre hole in Chelsea.
Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters were dispatched to the incident in the backyard of a semi-detached property under restoration in Chelsea’s Gilston Road.
A guy was rescued by firefighters when his leg became stuck by equipment, and he was treated on the site by London Ambulance Service paramedics.
Another guy was rescued using a ladder, and a total of 12 individuals were escorted away from the scene.
Station Commander Stephen Irvine, who was at the scene, said: “This was a complex incident and crews worked incredibly hard using specialist equipment to safely rescue the man. Thankfully, he was okay.”
“One of the Brigade’s 32-metre turntable ladders was used to lower air bags to stabilise the hole so that crews could gain safe access and then lift the man to safety.”
“Properties either side were evacuated as a precaution and surrounding roads were closed whilst crews made the scene safe.”
The Brigade was called at 1.17pm and the incident was over for firefighters by 5.30pm. Fire crews from Chelsea, Kensington, Battersea and surrounding fire stations attended the scene.