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Florida man rescued from vending machine

Aug 22, 2014

Authorities rescued a man from a vending machine at a Florida packaging company, according to a spokesman for Jacksonville Fire & Rescue.

Jacksonville TV station ActionNewsJax reports firefighters responded to a call about an industrial accident at Alpha Packaging, on the westside of Jacksonville.

Authorities would not comment on the circumstances of how the man became entangled with the vending machine or how he was rescued.

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As of Friday morning, there was no word on the extent of the man's injuries.

ActionNewsJax called the business where the incident happened. A person at Alpha Packaging picked up the phone and hung up without providing any additional information.

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