An Ottawa Fire Department crew rescues a person from an open ventilation shaft

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An unidentified person escaped injury but still required firefighters’ help after falling into an open ventilation shaft in Centertown on Saturday afternoon.

A grate covering a ventilation shaft next to a building near the intersection of Bank and Maclaren streets became dislodged and was also at the bottom of the shaft, allowing a person to fall 3 to 5 feet below ground level, a social media post from the Ottawa Fire Service said.

Firefighters set up a ladder and sent a rescuer down to help the person get out of the ventilation shaft, the post added.

According to the Ottawa Fire Department, the grate was re-secured to cover the shaft.

Rescue of a ventilation shaft
The Ottawa Fire Department on Saturday rescued an uninjured person from a ventilation shaft that opened near the intersection of Bank Street and Maclaren Street in Centretown. Photo: Ottawa Fire Department /X

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