By Associated Press - Tuesday, January 15, 2019

PHOENIX (AP) - The Latest on the rescue of a man from a drain pipe (all times local):

11:30 a.m.

Authorities have rescued a man who was reportedly stuck in a storm drain pipe under a street on the city’s west side.



The Phoenix Fire Department said earlier Tuesday that the man was in an 18-inch (46-centimeter) drain pipe at North 67th Avenue and West Indian School Road.

It’s not known how he got into the pipe.

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11:20 a.m.

The Phoenix Fire Department says a main is stuck in a storm drain under a street on the city’s west side and that a rescue crew has assembled at the site.

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Fire Capt. Danny Gile says a technical rescue crew is working on a plan to rescue the man.

Gile says it’s not known how the man got into what’s described as an 18-inch (46-centimeter) drain pipe at North 67th Avenue and West Indian School Road.

No additional information is immediately available.

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