(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Firefighters have helped, after a person fell into trash at a rubbish transfer station in Christchurch.
A crew from Christchurch's Anzac fire station were dispatched to Bromley just after 2pm Sunday.
Fire and Emergency confirmed a person had fallen into the trash area at the transfer station, but they were not badly injured.
Police were initially sent to the incident, but were stood down.
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