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Fire crews reveal bizarre call-outs

By T.K. Randall
December 4, 2011 · Comment icon 7 comments

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Fire crews have been called out to rescue people from vending machines, cat flaps and more.
In London alone, the fire brigade was called out to 417 rescues last year that included people being stuck in a variety of unusual objects and machines. Last week for example student Danielle Morgan had to call for help when she became hopelessly trapped in a clothes horse after falling off her bed. "We ask the public to take greater care to avoid getting themselves into these often ridiculous situations and to think carefully before dialling 999 and calling us out if there is not an emergency," said assistant commissioner Dave Brown.
From freeing a man's genitals from a titanium chastity belt to rescuing a woman wedged in a vending machine, firefighters in the capital have had some truly bizarre call-outs.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (7)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Finder of Lost Things 14 years ago
Wow, I had no idea that many men had gotten a ring stuck on their penis! I wonder what the stats are in the US and other countries.
Comment icon #2 Posted by omg lemonade 14 years ago
im a volunteer firefighter, once i got a call out to "baby trapped in door" not even joking, (it was trapped in a cat door though) also i have been called out to a female who had gotten her hand/ arm trapped in her bed-frame after having a good time lol, and the strange experience of a man who managed to impale himself on a tow-bar
Comment icon #3 Posted by Beckys_Mom 14 years ago
I'd say a lot of firefighters can write books on the funny and strange call outs they each receive lol
Comment icon #4 Posted by Robert1 14 years ago
I can understand when these things happen to small children. They don't really know any better. But when these things happen to grown adults, I just have to shake my head at their stupidy.
Comment icon #5 Posted by minimom 14 years ago
A couple of years ago, while target shooting, our neighbor set out south field on fire. It took the local FD 1hr and 20min to show up. I wonder what they were busy cutting off?
Comment icon #6 Posted by Muenzenhamster 14 years ago
Clearly, hacksaws must be illegal in merry old England! Modern man would honestly die out withou the telephone or Internet (a good percentage, at least).
Comment icon #7 Posted by wolfknight 14 years ago
I am still trying to figure out why and how a man got a ring stuck on his penis. A little ky jelly might have helped.


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