D.C. fire department rescuers used ladders to pull a man to safety after he fell from a Metro station platform Wednesday night. (Vito Maggiolo/D.C. Fire and EMS )

A D.C. Fire and EMS Rescue Squad rescued a man who fell from a Metro station platform Wednesday evening and became trapped against the station wall at Gallery Place, fire department officials said.

An initial call reported there was an injured person at the station, but arriving units found the man about 10 feet below the platform near the entrance and escalators at 9th and G streets, said Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman. The man was trapped between the platform and the wall, opposite where trains arrived.

Rescuers dropped a ladder into the tight crevice and quickly pulled the man to safety, Maggiolo said. The man was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

It was not clear how he fell into the crevice.