An Inverness prison worker has been taken to hospital after falling down a manhole.
Firefighters were called to Duffy Drive, near HMP Inverness, after the alarm was raised at about 9.30am.
They rescued the man and he was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
A spokesman for the Scottish Prison Service confirmed it was a staff member involved.
He said: “There was an incident at HMP Inverness this morning, in which a member of staff suffered minor injuries in a fall.
“Emergency services were called, and the individual received first aid at the scene before being taken to hospital as a precaution.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said:Â “We got the call at 9.24am. We had two appliances from Inverness, we also had a height appliance from Inverness as well, with the line rescue team from Aberdeen and a heavy rescue unit from Inverness.”
Crews remained at the scene until about 11am.
A police spokeswoman said: “Officers were called to a report of a man having fallen down a manhole at Duffy Drive, Inverness, around 9.30am on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
“One man was taken to hospital.”
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Prison worker taken to hospital after falling down manhole at HMP Inverness
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