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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A person was rescued after their car got trapped in floodwater in Springfield. 

The Springfield Fire Department was called out for a driver stranded in floodwater near the intersection of Capitol Ave. and 3rd St. around 8:15 Monday night. 

Firefighters rescued one person from the vehicle that was trapped in chest-high water. The person was not hurt. 

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