PHOTO: Man rescued from scaffolding
Firefighters rescued a man who sustained injuries after falling onto scaffolding.
Crews from Grays, Rayleigh Weir and our Urban Search and Rescue team were called to Buxton Avenue, Leigh today at 1.32pm.
A man had fallen from a pitched roof onto some scaffolding and had suffered suspected back injuries.
Crews used an Aerial Ladder Platform and worked with the Ambulance Service's Hazardous Area Response Team to rescue the casualty by 2.31pm. They left him in the care of medics.