Firefighters use cooking oil to free boy stuck in between wall and pillar

Firefighters in Anhui Province, China used cooking oil to free a boy who had become trapped between a pillar and a wall.

Rescuers first cut away the boy's clothes and then applied the oil before successfully lifting him to safety.

According to local media, the boy fell into the gap between the wall and the pillar.

He was not injured seriously in the incident which occurred on September 13, according to local reports.