Staff praised after homeless man rescued from waste compactor

A homeless man sleeping in a city centre bin was moments from death after being emptied into the back of a bin lorry.

Staff praised after homeless man rescued from waste compactor

A homeless man sleeping in a city centre bin was moments from death after being emptied into the back of a bin lorry.

It is believed the man, aged in his 30s, climbed inside the large 1,100 litre bin near flats at Hardwick Street in Dublin and covered himself with rubbish to shelter from the winter cold.

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