Massachusetts Firefighters Rescue Man from Clothing Donation Bin

April 29, 2008
It appeared the man was trying to get clothing out of the bin, rescuers said.

BOSTON --

A man had to be rescued from a clothing donation bin on Cape Cod on Sunday.

A woman spotted a man stuck in a Salvation Army thrift shop clothing bin in Hyannis on Sunday afternoon and called police, the Cape Cod Times reported.

Firefighters had to cut the lock off a side door of the bin to get the man out, the paper reported.

It appeared the man was trying to get clothing out of the bin, rescuers said.

The man, whose name was not released, was not injured.

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