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Man rescued after becoming lodged between two buildings in Moss Park

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Rescue crews spent two hours on Tuesday night extricating a man who was stuck between two buildings in Moss Park.

Police received a 911 call late in the afternoon about a man trapped between two buildings at 123 Sherbourne St.

According to Toronto EMS, crews arrived to discover a man in his 30s wedged in an 20-centimetre space between the two buildings.

They believe he may have been stuck there for upwards of six hours, unable to move or free himself.

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To dislodge the man, emergency response personnel worked from inside an adjacent building where they cut through three layers of brick wall.

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Toronto EMS said that he was taken to hospital, and although experiencing soreness from having been immobilized for such a long period of time, he did not initially appear to be suffering from any serious injuries.

It remains unclear how the man wound up in the position.

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