Toddler injured after falling down elevator shaft in Montgomery County home
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - A toddler was injured after falling down an elevator shaft in a home in Montgomery County.
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Around 3:30 p.m. Montgomery County Fire said they were responding to the 11800 block of Centurion Way near Greenbrier Road in Potomac for a technical rescue.
Fire officials say the toddler fell from the third floor to the first floor in the single-family home. They were able to access the child quickly and remove them from the shaft.
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After being evaluated at the scene, the child was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injures.
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