KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Comstock Fire and Rescue says a worker was rescued after being submerged in water in a below-ground vault near a water tower at MidLink on East Cork Street on July 8. Work was being done in the vault in preparation for work scheduled on the water tower.
In a Facebook post, the department says that while they were enroute to help, a ground attendant was able to rescue the trapped worker. One person had "significant injuries".
They say there was a large area above ground was flooded at the vault. While attending to the hurt worker, they also had to put out a fire involving a fire suppression pump in a nearby building.
The Kalamazoo Water Department was able to turn off the water main to stop the flooding, which prompted a boil water advisory for part of the city.
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