Firefighters saved a 6-year-old boy trapped down a 40-metre-deep well in northern China.

Video filmed in the city of Langfang in Hebei Province on May 30 shows two firefighters using a tool to break the wall to free the boy trapped inside the well.

According to reports, the 6-year-old boy accidentally fell into the water well when he was playing in a yard.

Villagers used excavators to dig the mud away from the well before rescuers arrived.

It took the rescuers around 15 minutes to free the boy and hand him over to the paramedics.

Fortunately, the boy was not injured seriously.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2022年5月30日17时许，河北省廊坊市霸州市胜芳消防救援站接到报警称，东段乡张柳村发生一起儿童坠井被困事故。接到报警后，胜芳消防救援站立即出动2部消防车及12名救援人员紧急赶赴现场实施救援。
消防救援人员到达现场后，经过侦查和询问得知，一名6岁男童在院内玩耍时不慎掉入水井中，水井深约40米，井口直径约30公分，男童被卡于距地面约2米处。虽然家长紧紧抓住男童的手，但男童仍有随时坠落的危险，情况十分危急。根据现场情况，指挥员立即布置战术，将现场力量分成警戒、救援两个小组，迅速展开作战行动。
救援人员到场之前，村民已经利用挖掘机将水井周围泥土挖开，露出井壁，为下一步救援提供了便利。此时，警戒组负责疏散围观群众，确保救援行动高效进行。救援组立即携带手动破拆工具进入坑内，在被困男童的腿部下方进行破拆打开缺口，并由一名消防救援人员托举被困男童减轻家长压力，防止坠落危险。
救援过程中，由于男童害怕哭闹不止，消防救援人员一边不停地安慰男童分散其注意力，一边利用手动破拆工具从缺口处逐渐向上破拆，扩大救援空间。经过约15分钟的紧急破拆，消防救援人员成功将男童抱出，快速移交至现场的医护人员。
因为救援及时，男孩送医检查后并无大碍。（视频由河北台提供）