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Incident at transfer station prompts emergency response

16:19 pm on 7 September 2025

(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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