Firefighters rescue little boy who got stuck in an escalator

A young boy in China had to be freed from an escalator after his hand got stuck in the machine's rolling belt.
The incident took place on March 15 in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.
He was released and taken to hospital where it was found that he had fractured his wrist.
The six-year-old boy got his left hand stuck in the machine while playing unattended.
In the footage, crowds of people can be seen watching the rescue mission take place.
Firefighters tried to use an iron bar to try and widen the gap of the escalator and release the boy's hand.
However it didn't work.
They the used a hydraulic spreader to carry out the rescue.
Some 20 minutes later, the boy's hand was finally free.
He was taken to hospital where doctors found that he had fractured his hand.
Incidents on escalators in China are a common occurrence.
In January this year, horrifying footage emerged showing an elderly man in China tumbling down a moving escalator for one minute until he is eventually rescued.