Firefighters and EMS medics rescued a man Tuesday morning who fell from a ladder onto a downtown roof.

It happened at around 9:30 a.m. near the intersection of 9th and Colorado streets.

First responders say the man fell about 20 feet.

Rescuers used ladders to remove the man from the roof.

He was taken to the hospital as a "trauma alert," but his injuries are not expected to be life-threatening.

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Further details were not immediately available.