Chinese boy rescued after being trapped between two brick walls

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Firefighters have helped free a five-year-old boy who was trapped in a 20cm gap between two brick walls in northern China.

After his parents and locals were unable to free him, emergency workers tried widening the gap with an inflatable mattress and sprayed oil on the boy.

He eventually managed to free himself.

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