A boy's hand got stuck in an escalator at a mall in southern China.

CCTV footage filmed in the city of Nanning in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on February 11 shows a boy putting his hand on the rail of an escalator and suddenly getting stuck in it.

The boy's mother standing next to him spotted the incident and attempted to drag the boy's hand out of the escalator.

The escalator stopped immediately after the boy's hand got trapped inside and nearby people gathered to rescue him.

The mall employees arrived in a short time and freed the boy's hand from the escalator.

Fortunately, the boy was not injured seriously.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

2月11日，广西南宁。一男孩在商场玩电梯扶手时，突然摔倒手被夹住。视频中，男孩在电梯口玩扶手，家长站在一旁看着并未阻止。男孩手被夹住后，扶梯立马停止运行，多人上前救助。商场称，当时工作人员马上赶到，男孩手已抽出，只是有点红。

On February 11th in Nanning, Guangxi, a young boy was playing with the elevator handrail when he suddenly fell and got his hand trapped. In the video, the boy can be seen playing with the handrail at the elevator entrance, with his parent standing nearby and not preventing the incident. As soon as the boy's hand got trapped, the elevator stopped operating and several people rushed to help. The mall stated that the staff arrived immediately and the boy's hand was freed, but it was slightly red.