11-year-old boy rescued from four-metre-deep manhole at petrol station

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to incident Wednesday evening (Liam McBurney/PA)

Fire crews were called to rescue an 11-year-old boy who had fallen down a manhole at a petrol station last night.

The incident happened shortly before 7pm in Dungannon, County Tyrone, a Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson told the PA news agency.