Firefighters in central China freed a boy who got trapped in a 15-centimetre-wide gap between two walls.

In the video, shot in the city of Xianning in Hubei Province on May 17, firemen were seen trying to use tools to gently tear down a section of wall.

After around 40 minutes, the firefighters opened a hole in the wall and took the boy out successfully.

The boy reportedly wanted to walk through the narrow gap in between two walls but got stuck. Luckily, he only suffered scratches for his ordeal.

5月17日，当消防救援人员赶到湖北咸宁市通城县大坪乡土管局附近事发地，发现一男孩被卡在两座房屋之间的墙缝中，墙缝间宽约15厘米，宽约15米左右。此时男孩已被卡30多分钟左右，整个身体处于‘斜趴’的状态，因为被卡的时间较长，男孩一直在哭喊。
经过现场勘查,两侧墙壁均为水泥墙砖，男孩左侧墙体突出约70cm，墙体内部为鸡舍。经孩子家长与屋主协商同意后，救援人员对左侧墙壁进行破拆。消防救援人员经过近40分钟的紧张作业，将墙体砸出一个可以容下成年人上半身大小的洞口。消防救援人员随即与男孩家人一起伸手进去慢慢将孩子从洞里拉出来。
据了解，事发前，男孩想从南面通过墙缝穿越到北面，在距离入口80厘米处头部被卡。经确认，男孩只是表皮组织擦伤，并无大碍。
（视频由湖北台提供）