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Clown costume-wearing hero halts escalator as girl's foot gets trapped in China

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A clown costume-wearing hero halted an escalator as a girl's foot got trapped in southern China.

CCTV footage filmed in Ganzhou City in Jiangxi Province on June 1, shows a girl, accompanied by her family, descending an escalator. Curiosity led her to venture towards the left side, where she reached out to grab an item from the middle divider. Tragically, her foot got caught in the escalator's machinery.

Fortunately, a passerby dressed as a clown pressed the emergency button, halting the escalator's movement. Yudu County Fire Rescue Brigade rushed to the scene. Despite the girl's emotional distress due to pain, the rescue team reassured her and carefully used tools like expansion pliers and pry bars to widen the gap in the escalator, creating more space for the rescue operation. After several tense minutes, the girl's foot was successfully freed.

It was revealed that the girl, aged 7, had innocently reached for a balloon stuck in the escalator's middle divider while her guardians were momentarily distracted.

Following the incident, she was promptly taken to the hospital for treatment, where it was determined that her left big toe suffered external injuries. Currently, she is recuperating at home.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

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