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Moment three-year-old girl dangles from 12th-storey after climbing out window - with quick-thinking neighbours jumping into action

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Wolfisz, F. (2026, October 20). Moment three-year-old girl dangles from 12th-storey after climbing out window - with quick-thinking neighbours jumping into action. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16224681/Moment-girl-three-dangles-12-storey-climbing-window.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A three-year-old girl in Fujian, China was left dangling from her 12th-floor apartment window when her head became trapped between safety bars after climbing out. Neighbors responded quickly by holding a chair under the child until firefighters arrived to cut through the metal bars and rescue her safely. The toddler's mother had left her alone while she ran errands. The girl was taken to the hospital as a precaution but was unharmed. This incident follows another recent rescue in Shuozhou, where two men saved a five-year-old who fell from his sixth-floor window.

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A three-year-old girl narrowly escaped death when she became trapped by her head between safety bars after climbing out of a 12th-floor apartment window in Fujian, China. Quick-thinking neighbors saved the child by supporting her with a chair while waiting for help. A policeman and firefighters arrived to assist; one firefighter cut through the metal bars to free the girl's head. The incident occurred on Saturday when the toddler was left alone at home while her mother went grocery shopping. According to the South China Morning Post, footage of the rescue circulated widely on social media, capturing the harrowing ordeal in a block of flats near the southeastern coast of China.

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This is the terrifying moment a three-year-old girl was left dangling from the window of a high-rise building, while her head became trapped between safety bars. asserted

head → leave → bars

The youngster was just inches away from tragedy after climbing out of her 12th floor apartment in China - but quick-thinking neighbours jumped into action and saved her from slipping further. asserted

neighbours → climb → her

Footage circulating on social media captured the heart-stopping ordeal at the block of flats in Fujian, on the southeastern coast of the country, on Saturday. asserted

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In one clip, two men can be seen reaching upwards from the apartment below and holding a chair under the toddler. asserted

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A policeman can then be seen assisting the men and keeping the chair in place until the fire brigade arrived. asserted

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In later footage, a fireman can be seen cutting through the metal bars as sparks fly through the air in a bid to release the child's head. asserted

sparks → see → head

The youngster can then be seen being carried away to safety. asserted

youngster → see → safety

It is understood the toddler's mother had left her alone in the apartment to sleep while she went out to buy groceries, the South China Morning Post reported. asserted

Post → understand → groceries

This is the terrifying moment a three-year-old girl was left dangling from the window of a high-rise building, while her head became trapped between safety bars, in Fujian, China The youngster was just inches away from tragedy after climbing out of her 12th floor apartment in China - but quick-thinking neighbours saved her from slipping further asserted

neighbours → leave → her

It is understood the toddler's mother had left her alone in the apartment to sleep while she went out to buy groceries. asserted

she → understand → groceries

Pictured: Two men hold the youngster under a chair The child was taken to hospital as a precaution but was unharmed. asserted

child → picture → precaution

It comes just weeks after two Chinese men rescued a five-year-old child after he was left hanging outside a sixth floor window in Shuozhou, China. asserted

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Video captured the terrifying scene as the child accidentally fell from his home, with his head caught in a protective window grille outside the apartment. asserted

head → capture → apartment

The men managed to reach the child within minutes and haul the youngster back to safety. asserted

men → manage → safety

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