A worker, with black fire helmet at left inside a construction transport bucket, is rescued from an MTA subway construction project in New York early Wednesday, March 20, 2013 after being trapped up to his chest in debris for several hours. Fire officials say he is awake and conscious and is being evaluated at a local hospital. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
A construction transport bucket, right, is moved into place at the scene where a worker at an MTA subway construction project in New York is trapped underground and rescue efforts were underway Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The worker was rescued early Wednesday morning after being trapped up to his chest in debris for several hours. Fire officials say he is awake and conscious and is being evaluated at a local hospital. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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NEW YORK (AP) — A subway construction worker was stuck in mud for hours in an underground tunnel in New York City before being rescued.
Fire officials say the worker was pulled out shortly after 12:30 a.m., about four hours after he became stuck up to his chest in the tunnel 75 feet below ground. Authorities say he was treated for hypothermia and is in serious but stable condition at a hospital.
More than 150 firefighters responded to the site on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the Second Avenue subway line is under construction. Three firefighters have suffered non-life threatening injuries. A Consolidated Edison vacuum truck helped remove debris.
It happened at around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
In September, a controlled blast at the subway construction site sent rocks flying into the streets.
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