Four gallant firefighters have rescued a child who got stuck inside a washing machine while playing hide-and-seek by slathering his body in sunflower oil which helped him slide out unassisted.
The boy had to be rescued by firefighters after playing hide and seek with his sister (Picture: CEN)
A 7-year-old boy got stuck in a washing machine while playing hide and seek with his sister, Metro UK reports.
The youngster had to be rescued by firefighters in the bizarre incident in the city of Kharkov in eastern Ukraine.
It was gathered that the boy was playing hide and seek with his sister in the family’s flat. He thought he had found the perfect hiding place when he crawled into the drum of the washing machine.
But once inside, he found he could not get out again and ended up shouting for help. None of his family was able to pull the youngster out of the washing machine so they called emergency services for help.
Four firefighters arrived and, after surveying the situation, came up with the idea of covering the boy in sunflower oil. And it paid off as the youngster suddenly slid out of the machine, almost unassisted.
Earlier, they used a plastic fan to give him more air as he was feeling claustrophobic in the confines of the washing machine.
Once free, the rescuers checked him over and – once they were satisfied he had not been hurt – handed him over to his relieved mother.