In Gross‑Zimmern, Germany, a child got trapped in a washing machine while playing hide‑and‑seek, prompting firefighters to intervene.
Child Gets Stuck in Washing Machine
During a game of hide‑and‑seek in Gross‑Zimmern, Hessen, a child slipped into the drum of a washing machine and became trapped inside. Authorities were notified when she could not exit on her own.
Creative Rescue Operation
Firefighters arrived and tried a slippery agent, then tipped the machine so the opening faced upward. Only after using an electric metal saw did they free the child.
Unusual Fire‑fighter Intervention
Chief Benedikt Fröhlich, who has served for 24 years, said it was his first time rescuing someone from a washing machine, calling it an atypical case.
Outcome
The girl emerged bruised but unharmed, with no injuries reported after the rescue.