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Firefighters rescue dumpster diver trapped for hours inside San Francisco garbage truck

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Alex Wigglesworth, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · September 3, 2026 · 1 min read

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A man who was dumpster diving became trapped inside a garbage truck for hours. Firefighters were able to rescue him. The rescue took place early on a Wednesday.

The incident occurred in San Francisco. Firefighters were able to free the man from the truck.

Further details about the rescue and the man's condition are available from the source publication.

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Category: safety · Published: September 3, 2026 · Source: Los Angeles Times - California · Reading time: 1 min

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Byline on source page	Alex Wigglesworth, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
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Source published	Sep 3, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 3, 2026
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Firefighters rescue dumpster diver trapped for hours inside San Francisco garbage truck

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