The fire department freed a six-year-old girl from Noida, who was playing with her two older sisters, 8 and 12, and had gotten her fingers severely stuck in a steel bench for nearly six hours at a park next to Kanchanjunga Market in Sector 53.
According to reports, the incident happened Tuesday evening, when the girl, on her way home, who had been playing in the park with her sisters had become stuck.
“While playing, two fingers on both her hands got stuck in the holes of a bench installed in the park. Initially, she tried to free her fingers herself. But then she called her sisters for help. They tried unsuccessfully too. Later, locals gathered to help, and I received a call from an unknown person to inform them,” said the girl’s father (name withheld to avoid identifying the child).
The man and his wife rushed to the scene and attempted to free her fingers for almost three hours. As her fingers started bleeding, they decided to call the fire department on the emergency helpline.
“A team reaching there found her fingers were tightly stuck. A portion of the bench was cut, and the girl (along with the portion) was rushed to a government hospital. When the doctors declined to handle the case, a professional with an iron cutter was called in and her fingers could be finally freed around 11.30 pm,” said Gautam Budh Nagar chief fire officer Pradeep Kumar Chaubey.
Officials said that the girl was able to leave with minor cuts, had no broken bones and didn’t have any serious injuries.
Anand Mohan, director, horticulture department, Noida authority, said, “The small holes are designed for ventilation and other purposes as the benches are placed at many public places. We advise parents to keep an eye on their children while playing around these types of benches.”
