PHOTOS: Firefighters rescued a man who fainted while working inside the belly of a cargo ship Sunday afternoon at Port Everglades, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue.
The man, who suffered from heat exposure, was 50 feet down in the hold of the Impala, a 350-foot cargo vessel, according to Battalion Chief Michael Kane.
"While the outside temperatures may creep into the 90’s, the temperature inside a steel container such as the hold of a cargo ship can soar, easily reaching temperatures well over 100 degrees," Kane said in a statement.
Workers were loading concrete when they stopped to report the medical emergency. Port Everglades station personnel moved quickly to treat the man with oxygen and intravenous fluids, Kane said.