Three men rescued after being trapped in a tumble dryer in Essex

FIRE FIGHTERS HAD TO rescue three young men who were trapped in a tumble dryer in Essex, England last night.

The Essex County Fire and Rescue Service (ECFRS) said in a statement that they were called to an abandoned laundry site on Bower Hill in Epping around 6.35 p.m., where the three men believed to be in their teens had Decided to get into the industrial size dryer. .

While two managed to enter successfully, the third struggled after “his ankles were caught in the door when he tried to enter,” the ECFRS said.

Firefighters worked with Essex Police, the Helicopter Medical Emergency Service (HEMS) and the Ambulance Service Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to rescue the men using a variety of heavy equipment, and the third man He initially helped complete their passage to the dryer, before removing the door to help the three out.

“It was a difficult to access site and we had to transport a lot of heavy equipment a great distance from the appliances to the dryer and then use our experience to release the men safely,” said the ECFRS surveillance manager, Glenn Jackson.

“We use a variety of equipment to free the injured man’s ankles and allow him to get into the dryer. The HEMS team relieved the pain and then we were able to move the door, again using a variety of equipment, so the men could crawl out. “

The men were left in the care of the ambulance officers.