Two fire crews had to rescue a man trapped on scaffolding at a building site in Colchester today.
The appliances, both from Colchester, were dispatched at 11.52am to the site in Cotman Road.
An aerial ladder platform was used to bring the man, aged 55, safely down by 12.33pm with the help of the ambulance service.
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