Shocking moment a two-year-old Chinese boy screams in pain after getting his leg trapped between two steel poles in a playground

A two-year-old boy in China has had a frightening experience on May 17 after getting his right leg trapped between two steel pipes. The gap between the metal poles at the playground in Weinan, north-west China's Shaanxi province was just four inches, reports the People's Daily Online.  

Firefighters came to the scene and used a cutting machine to dismantle the poles.
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Weinan Fuping Fire Brigade received a telephone call from the boy's mother for help saying that her son had an accident in the playground of Chengguan Town Centre plaza. 

After receiving the call, the fire brigade immediately rushed to the site. 

The boy had leg pain and was crying. His right leg was stuck in the fitness equipment with his leg caught between two metal tubes. The spacing in between the two tubes was only four inches. 

They decided after observation to use a dilator to expand the steel pipe. However it wasn't successful so they eventually used a cutting tool to free the child. 

In the footage, released by China Central Television Station, the mother can be seen holding her child as he cries. 

Firefighters are on the scene working to try and expand the metal tubes. They can be seen shaking their heads and gesturing as they realise that the equipment will not expand. 

They can then be seen with a cutting tool to slice through the metal. 

One firefighter takes off his jacket and puts it over the child to protect him from the flying sparks.  

Eventually the child is freed. The rescue attempt took several hours and it was around six in the evening before his leg was finally released. 

According to reports, the child was fortunate to not have broken any bones. 

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