In a daring drive firemen rescued a 24-year-old youth who fell into a 40-feet deep tunnel-like void space surrounded by four multi-storied buildings in the city’s Gandaria in the small hours of Monday.
Deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defense, Md Shahjahan Shikdar, said the man, identified by his first name Salman, fell into void space (measuring 3feet by 2 feet) around 12:45 am while passing the road.
On information, a rescue team of fire servicemen from Sutrapur Fire Service, led by DAD Bazlur Rashid went to the spot and heard the groans from Salman.
After getting a response from Salman, a member of the fire service got down into the hole and pulled the trapped man out from it around 2:20 am.
Rescuers used breathing apparatus and other equipment to pull him out.
However, the exact circumstances of how he fell are unclear.
Salman was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital as he got injured in his back.
Source: United News of Bangladesh