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An unidentified individual escaped injury, but still required rescue by firefighters after falling into an open ventilation shaft in Centretown on Saturday afternoon.
The grate covering the ventilation shaft beside a building near the intersection of Bank and Maclaren streets had become dislodged and was also at the bottom of the shaft, allowing the individual to tumble 10-15 feet below ground level, a social-media post by Ottawa Fire Services said.
Firefighters set up a ladder and sent a rescuer down to help the individual out of the ventilation shaft, the post added.
The grate was then re-secured to cover the shaft, Ottawa Fire Services said.
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