A 63-year-old plumber, Akin Kuboye, has been rescued after he got trapped while working in a 120m deep well at the rear side of a bungalow building consisting of 14 rooms of varying sizes, in a premise covering an area of about 648 square metres.

According to the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, the incident happened on Sunday at 20, Muyibi Adebayo Street, off Agric Road, Egan, Igando, Lagos.

The Ejigbo Rescue Crew of Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service rescued the plumber from the well and handed him over to the Lagos State Ambulance Service.

Kuboye was then stabilised from the effect of inhaled ammonia gas before transporting him to a hospital for further treatment.