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Thursday, February 09 2012

Baby rescued by firefighters in Strood after being locked in car

A baby had to be rescued by firefighters after being locked in her mum's car by accident.

The baby girl, who has not been named, was in her mum’s Vauxhall Corsa, parked in the Riverside car park, in Dock Road, Chatham on Thursday.

Her mum had accidentally locked the keys in the car with her daughter still inside.

Despite help from others in the car park, the mother, who is from the Darnley Road area of Strood, was unable to get back into the vehicle and called Kent Fire and Rescue Service for help.

A Maidstone crew, who were on cover at Medway fire station, were called out at about 3.20pm to help out.

A spokesman said: "We tried to open the window with our tools but it would not work.

"The baby began to get distressed so we decided to smash the quarter-light window to get the car open.

"She was probably trapped for about 15 minutes, and mum was very grateful to get her out."

  • Are you the tot’s mum? If so call the newsroom on 01634 227803.

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  • David wrote:

    A bit drastic...

    Surely calling the AA or RAC would have been better? Smashing a window seems a bit drastic and calling the fire brigade a waste of valuable resource.

    19 Mar 2010 12:42 PM

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  • Ian Stewart wrote:

    Baby locked in car

    My wife somehow locked our 1 year-old daughter in the car in Doha, Qatar in 1979. The police weren't much help, despite ripping the rear parcel shelf apart from inside the boot. Fiona was as happy as Larry, she had a drink and enjoyed the attention (you can imagine the crowd that gathered!). Fortunately our next-door neighbour worked at the hospital where it happened, and was able to contact me. In emergency you were allowed to exceed the speed limit with your lights on and a white cloth attached to the radio antenna, so that's what I did! All's well that ends well!

    18 Mar 2010 8:21 PM

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