Woman Falls Into Manhole at Walmart
EDINBURG
Woman Falls Into Manhole at Walmart
Aug 16, 2006 09:43 PM EST
Reported by Ray Pedraza
A woman is sent to the hospital Wednesday after falling into a manhole in a Wal-mart parking lot in Edinburg.
The incident was reported to the Edinburg Fire Department by a Wal-mart employee at around two in the afternoon.
A firefighter conducting a code inspection inside the store responded immediately and called for a rescue team.
The woman, believed to be a Wal-mart employee in her 30's, was rescued about 10 minutes later. She was transported to a local hospital with knee injuries and a possible fracture.
Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider says there was no flowing sewer inside this particular manhole, which is also referred to as a pit valve where the store's water supply is turned off and on.
Fire investigators are trying to determine if the lid was removed and not properly secured. They are questioning employees of a vacuum company who had been in the store parking lot moments earlier.
"We're trying to see if that person had any information on it or see if the lid was loose and the lady walked on top of it, or there's about three scenarios or looking to see if the lid was absolutely not there," Snider said.
He says Wal-mart will also be reviewing parking lot surveillance video for any clues.
"The lid is extremely heavy so somebody had to want to remove it or (it was) knocked out by something in or order for it to be gone," he added.
Investigators did determine that the hinges were broken on the manhole cover which may have been caused by a vehicle running over it.
What's bizarre about this incident, Snider said, is that it comes on the heels of the recent missing manhole cover crimes around Edinburg where a group of suspects were stealing manhole covers and selling them for scrap metal.
Action 4 News contacted Wal-mart for comment but an associate manager said the store director was unavailable.
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Woman Falls Into Manhole at Walmart
Aug 16, 2006 09:43 PM EST
Reported by Ray Pedraza
A woman is sent to the hospital Wednesday after falling into a manhole in a Wal-mart parking lot in Edinburg.
The incident was reported to the Edinburg Fire Department by a Wal-mart employee at around two in the afternoon.
A firefighter conducting a code inspection inside the store responded immediately and called for a rescue team.
The woman, believed to be a Wal-mart employee in her 30's, was rescued about 10 minutes later. She was transported to a local hospital with knee injuries and a possible fracture.
Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider says there was no flowing sewer inside this particular manhole, which is also referred to as a pit valve where the store's water supply is turned off and on.
Fire investigators are trying to determine if the lid was removed and not properly secured. They are questioning employees of a vacuum company who had been in the store parking lot moments earlier.
"We're trying to see if that person had any information on it or see if the lid was loose and the lady walked on top of it, or there's about three scenarios or looking to see if the lid was absolutely not there," Snider said.
He says Wal-mart will also be reviewing parking lot surveillance video for any clues.
"The lid is extremely heavy so somebody had to want to remove it or (it was) knocked out by something in or order for it to be gone," he added.
Investigators did determine that the hinges were broken on the manhole cover which may have been caused by a vehicle running over it.
What's bizarre about this incident, Snider said, is that it comes on the heels of the recent missing manhole cover crimes around Edinburg where a group of suspects were stealing manhole covers and selling them for scrap metal.
Action 4 News contacted Wal-mart for comment but an associate manager said the store director was unavailable.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2006 WorldNow and KGBT, a Barrington Broadcasting Group LLC.
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