Toddler Gets Trapped In Washing Machine in China

A toddler had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck inside a washing machine at his home in China. The two-year-old boy climbed into the spin dryer section of the appliance to retrieve a toy, but then got his legs stuck in a basket.

Firefighters had to be called to the boy's family home in the eastern city of Nanjing in Jiangsu province. After discussing how to free the child, they decided to carefully dismantle the device.

First they used a saw and hydraulic pliers to open the washer's cabinet, and then they used a hacksaw and scissors to break the basket. After a delicate 30-minute operation, the boy was released uninjured.

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One Year Old-Child Falls & Dies In Uncovered Soakaway Pit

There was confusion at 36, Damilola Morounfolu Street, Orisumbare, Akowonjo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, when a year old baby fell into an uncovered sewage pit and died.

The victim, little Alimat Adetunji, was said to have been playing near her mother while Mrs. Bilikisu Adetunji, her mother, was washing clothes.

Speaking with P.M.NEWS, the father of the deceased, Mr. Adetunji Obakayeja, said: “I was away when I was called and informed that our daughter was missing.

“While we were searching for her, they brought my daughter back to me dead and I was informed that she fell and died inside a sewage pit beside our compound.”
“I was inside our compound washing with my baby. I discovered that the cloth she was putting was wet and I quickly went inside to get another cloth for her. Before I came out of the room, I couldn’t find her any longer.“I went round the street in search of my daughter only for my child to be brought to me lifeless by a neighbour identified as Bolaji Adejobi.