Man rescued after climbing billboard frame outside LRT-Monumento station in Caloocan


Authorities from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Caloocan City Police Station rescued a man who allegedly climbed a billboard frame outside the Light Rail Transit 1 (LRT-1) Monumento Station in Caloocan City on Wednesday morning, Aug. 23.

The BFP said rescuers responded to the area to assist the man, who reportedly has a mental illness, down the billboard frame at around 7:05 a.m.

Col. Ruben Lacuesta, CCPS chief, said police operatives also went to the area to help rescue the man.

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Photo from Caloocan City Police Station/ MANILA BULLETIN

Caloocan City Fire Department Fire Superintendent Eugene Briones said the man, who was sleeping on the structure, was rescued by their Special Rescue Force at around 7:50 a.m. 

The man is currently under the custody of the Caloocan City Fire Department, Lacuesta said.