A house had to be partly demolished to enable the emergency services to take a 52-stone (728 pounds) man to hospital.
A fire service crane was used to bring out Nicholas Sturley, 40, after the window and exterior wall of the upstairs bedroom at his home had been knocked out.
Mr Sturley, who was suffering from severe stomach pains and vomiting, was then found to exceed the maximum weight a stretcher could take by 17 stone.
As he was also too large to be transported in an ambulance, a fire engine was used to take him from his home in Lowestoft, Suffolk, to hospital in Gorleston, Norfolk.
His mother, Joan Sturley, now faces a battle to rebuild the family's rented home - which suffered damage estimated at up to £5,000 - after the landlord had an insurance claim rejected.
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