Prince George (MD) first responders spent more than two hours trying to free a child’s fingers from an escalator at Iverson Mall, reports WUSA 9 (http://on.wusa9.com/1hSDMu7)
Mark Brady with Prince George’s County fire described the rescue as a “challenging and tedious extrication.”
Brady says the 6-year-old boy caught his hand/fingers in the bottom of an escalator at Burlington Coat Factory at approximately 8:40 p.m. Thursday shortly before closing time.
Crews had to take apart a portion of the escalator to free the boy’s hand. He was freed at approximately 11 p.m. Paramedics administered pain medication. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Maryland Boy Rescued After Fingers Caught in Escalator
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