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Boy, two, freed from toilet seat stuck on his head

 

Claire Hayhurst
Thursday 15 August 2013 08:08 EDT
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A two-year-old boy had to be freed by firefighters when a toilet seat became stuck on his head.

The incident happened at Sunnybank in Barnstaple in Devon.

Firefighters from Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service (DSFRS) used small tools to remove the toilet seat.

A spokeswoman for DSFRS said: "The fire service received a call reporting a boy with a toilet seat stuck on his head at the above location and very distressed.

"One fire appliance from Barnstaple attended. Fire crews removed the toilet seat from the head of a two-year-old boy using small tools.

"The boy was unharmed and left in the care of his mother."

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