From deep inside a concrete pillar, a call for help

Despite falling 30 feet into the interior of a concrete pillar, Edward Rowe remained calm as he struggled to alert co-workers of the life-threatening danger he suddenly found himself in.

“1820 to Central,’’ Rowe radioed Wednesday morning to his supervisors the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s dispatcher. “I fell into a manhole.’’

Listen to the dispatcher call and read the complete article: Boston Globe.