The victim was trapped in a Concrete Washout Pit Downtown on 1st and S Tyler this afternoon.

Workers saw something moving in the pit and realized it was a person, they immediately called first responders.

The 59-year-old man had been trapped in the pit overnight, but Amarillo Fire Cpt. Larry Davis says he was in there longer.

It took first responders 15 minutes to remove the unidentified man. He was flown to Lubbock to be treated for chemical burns.

The man is currently stable. We will update as the story develops.

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