Emergency services have rushed to an empty silo in Merseyside after reports of a person plunging 30ft into it.
The incident occurred on Woodend Avenue at the junction with Speke Boulevard, where paramedics were seen focusing on a unit behind Dugdale Nutrition and police were spotted inside the industrial unit on the second floor.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service issued a statement saying: “Fire crews have been called to an incident at a factory on Woodend Avenue, Speke, Liverpool this evening.” The news comes as a double decker mounted a pavement and rammed into pedestrians.
The statement continued: “Crews were alerted at 7.08pm and on scene at 7.13pm, with two fire engines and the search and rescue team in attendance. Merseyside Police and North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) are also in attendance.
“Crews arrived to find a casualty had fallen approximately thirty feet into an empty silo. The search and rescue team will establish a rope system to lower a member of the NWAS Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), wearing breathing apparatus, through an access hatch to access the casualty and establish their condition.
“Gas readings have been taken and indicate normal levels. Merseyside Police are managing an outer cordon at the premises. The incident is ongoing.”, reports the Mirror.
A section of Speke Boulevard was cordoned off outside Dugdale Nutrition, according to LiverpoolEcho.