Firefighters in Tasikmalaya, Indonesia, used tools to remove a biscuit tin that was stuck on a 3-year-old boy's head.

The boy was initially taken to hospital by his parents but medical staff suggested they call Tasikmalaya City Firefighters as they had specialised tools.

Footage from July 30 shows the boy being comforted by his parents as firefighters used a small grinding machine which was rinsed with water so it would not burn the boy's head.

Fortunately, the boy was not injured and the tin was successfully removed from his head.

Tasikmalaya City Firefighters evacuated the head of a 3-year-old toddler who was pinned into a biscuit tin, Sunday (30/7/2023) evening. The evacuation process took place dramatically, because the toddler continued to cry. In addition, the cutting process is carried out carefully.

It can be seen that during the handling process by the officers, this boy named Gabriel was forced to endure the pain because the biscuit can entered his head so that it almost covered the victim's eyes.

The Head of the Tasikmalaya City Fire Department, Boedi Santosa said, his party immediately carried out the process of handling the victim who at that time was escorted by his parents to the Tasikmalaya City Fire Department office.

Previously, the victim's parents had brought their child to the hospital, but the limited special tools for cutting cans made the hospital suggest handling this to the Fire Department.

“Initially the child was taken by his parents to the hospital, but maybe because of the limited tools there it was finally suggested to be treated here (the Fire Department),” said the Head of the Tasikmalaya City Fire Department, Boedi Santosa when met at his office, Monday (31/7/2023) .

As for the handling process, continued Boedi, his party cut the can of biscuits stuck in the victim's head using a grinding machine which was rinsed with water so that it would not cause hot friction against the victim's scalp.

"Handling uses a grinding machine which is rinsed using water to reduce heat friction against the victim's scalp. The evacuation process took about 10 to 15 minutes," continued Boedi.

On the other hand, the obstacle encountered during the cutting process was that the officers had to be careful, so that the friction caused by the grinding machine did not touch the victim's head.

"The biggest obstacle is that they are small children, they become fussy and can't stay still during the cutting process. We are also trying to calm the victim's parents," he said.

Luckily the boy was not seriously injured after the biscuit tin was finally removed from the victim's head.

“The cans could get stuck because they might be wearing hats for children, but they are too deep to almost cover their eyes. There were no abrasions, only traces of cans on the victim's skin," he concluded.

The video was recorded by my colleague journalist Rifki for 30 years at the location