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Pest control worker gets stuck in tank above his truck

Emergency crews had to rescue him.
Credit: Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A pest control worker got stuck inside a fiberglass tank atop his work truck.

It happened around 10 a.m. Thursday on Capri Drive in Clearwater.

Firefighters said the man was leaning into the tank to clean it when he got stuck and couldn't get out. Fire crews were forced to cut apart the tank to extricate him.

The man was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

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