Bangor firefighters said a homeless person was injured when he or she was sleeping in a dumpster and was picked up and dumped into a trash truck.Firefighters said they responded to Union Street around 5:30 a.m. They believe the person had been picked up in a dumpster at the Bangor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, about three-quarters of a mile away.The truck's driver did not know there was a person in the dumpster, firefighters said.Staff walking into work heard cries coming from the truck, firefighters said.The person was removed and was taken to the hospital with what they described as non-life-threatening injuries.

Bangor firefighters said a homeless person was injured when he or she was sleeping in a dumpster and was picked up and dumped into a trash truck.

Firefighters said they responded to Union Street around 5:30 a.m. They believe the person had been picked up in a dumpster at the Bangor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, about three-quarters of a mile away.


The truck's driver did not know there was a person in the dumpster, firefighters said.

Staff walking into work heard cries coming from the truck, firefighters said.

The person was removed and was taken to the hospital with what they described as non-life-threatening injuries.