Injured teenager fell 20 feet through grate at abandoned Ford plant

A teenager fell through a grate at the abandoned Ford plant Saturday night plunging feet down into a basement according to St Paul fire personnel At about p m Saturday the St Paul Fire Department dispatched its Technical Rescue Crew to the former Ford plant at Mississippi River Boulevard south after a caller communicated the teen had fallen into the basement and was unable to walk according to St Paul Fire Deputy Chief and community information officer Jamie E Smith Sr The crews arrived they detected the teen by accessing the ground level door The teen was conscious and alert with multiple non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital Smith mentioned No technical rescue was required he stated Related Articles Increasingly dangerous scam targets kids through sextortion South St Paul man killed in solo bus crash in St Paul Park Saturday U S Bank executive validated as pilot in fatal Brooklyn Park plane crash Unsolved violent crimes in Native American areas to get attention with FBI surge including Minnesota push High school hockey coach Lakeville officer returns home months after injury