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Workers rescued from Fillmore grain bin Thursday morning

A man trapped in a grain bin this morning near Fillmore was successfully extracted from the bin by police, fire and ambulance service personnel from Fillmore and Stoughton. Fillmore RCMP reported they were dispatched at about 7:50 a.m.
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A man trapped in a grain bin this morning near Fillmore was successfully extracted from the bin by police, fire and ambulance service personnel from Fillmore and Stoughton. 

Fillmore RCMP reported they were dispatched at about 7:50 a.m. this morning to Fill-More Seeds Inc. Two men were working inside one of the commercial bins when one of them became trapped in the grain at the bottom of the bin.

The RCMP is reporting both men were rescued with the assistance of the Fillmore and Stoughton fire department and ambulance services. 

They were transported to hospital so they could be treated for non-life threatening injuries.