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Firefighters rescue woman trapped underneath Boston train

Firefighters shut off power in the station before rescuing her; she was taken to a hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries

Boston.com

BOSTON — A woman in her 20s was rescued by firefighters this afternoon after she became trapped underneath a Red Line train at the MBTA Shawmut station in Dorchester this afternoon, officials said.

Firefighters responded to the station at about 1:25 p.m., where they found the woman under a train on the northbound side of the station, said MBTA spokeswoman Kelly Smith.

“She was conscious under the train, and so what we did is initiate a technical rescue with specially trained units,” said Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald.

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