Firefighters rescue woman trapped in garbage chute at Koreatown apartment complex

The Los Angeles Hearth Division responded to a residential constructing in Koreatown Tuesday evening after a lady grew to become trapped in a concrete rubbish chute.

Firefighters arrived at 817 S. Hobart Blvd. round 8:45 p.m. after receiving studies {that a} girl was caught about 20 ft down from the roof of the four-story condominium constructing.

Search and rescue crews and heavy rescue specialists had been referred to as in to help with response. The rescue crews labored to judge the most secure option to rescue the trapped individual.

Crews utilized a rope system to achieve the lady, who was safely faraway from the trash chute. She was evaluated by paramedics on scene however appeared to have prevented any critical accidents, fireplace officers stated.

She has been recognized solely as a lady of undetermined age.

Through the rescue, the Los Angeles Hearth Division requested that each one media helicopters avoid the scene to permit for higher communication with the trapped individual.

The circumstances that led to her being caught within the trash chute are beneath investigation.