Man freed by firefighters after getting head stuck in upstairs window

A man had to be rescued by firefighters after getting his head stuck in the upstairs window of a house. The drama unfolded in Bury, Greater Manchester, at around 4.15am in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 28-year-old had just returned from a night out with friends and was trying to help his friend get inside the house after he lost his keys.

He climbed up onto a conservatory roof and onto a window ledge in order to put his head through a narrow, open window and have a look inside. However as he did so, the window closed behind him, trapping his head inside. His friends smashed down the front door of the house raced inside as they feared he might break his neck if he lost his footing. They began sawing through the window frame in a bid to free him.



They eventually rang the fire service who raced to the scene and put a ladder to reach him. Firefighters then used a saw to cut through steelwork on the window and release him so he could climb down the ladder to safety. Paramedics were also called to examine him. Watch Manager Gary Stredder from Bury Community Fire Station said: “When we got the call we were expecting to find his legs hanging out the window but it was actually quite serious, as it was his head that was stuck.

“He was stood on a little window ledge and had he slipped he may well have broken his neck. He was trying to get access for his friend, so he had gone round the back, climbed onto the conservatory roof and found a narrow, open window which he put his head through and he couldn’t get it back out again. His friends were desperately trying to help him when we arrived - they had smashed their way through the front door and were trying to saw through the plastic frame.”