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Man Dead After Falling Down Garbage Chute In Toronto Condo Building

The Canadian Press, 28 Mar, 2018 11:43 AM
    TORONTO — Police say a man is dead after he fell down a garbage chute in Toronto on Tuesday night.
     
     
    Paramedics say it happened in a condo building, but it was not immediately clear whether he was a building employee or a resident.
     
     
    Police are investigating the incident, and say the man fell from the 9th floor.
     
     
    Officers are working to determine whether the death was an accident.
     
     
    The man's name and age have not been released.

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