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Fire: Man falls 20 feet into lift station in Peoria, suffers fractured leg

Man falls 20 feet into lift station in Peoria, suffers fractured leg
Man rescued from "Confined Space" in Peoria
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A man is hospitalized with a leg fracture after falling 20 feet into a lift station for water treatment in Peoria.

Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters responded to the area of El Mirage Road and Lone Mountain Parkway after receiving reports of a man that fell 20 feet into a two-foot-by-three-foot area. 

The man, who is in his 40s, was responsive when fire crews arrived on scene and extricated him from the life station.

According to a fire spokesperson, the man was working on a build-out of the system when he fell.

Multiple crews assisted in the rescue including Peoria, Phoenix, Glendale and Surprise.