Southsea, Hampshire, UK. 19th September, 2016. Firefighters today rescued woman and child who were trapped on the Solent Wheel fairground attraction in Southsea. A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said that two applicances had been sent and that crews were seeking to rescue people from a pod near to the top of the wheel at the Clarence Pier fairground. Pictured firefighters at the scene, showing them using a hydraulic ladder as they launched the rescue firefighters were seeking to rescue a woman and child from a pod near the top of the wheel. Credit: uknip/Alamy Liv
Southsea,Hampshire Monday 19th September 2016 Firefighters today rescued woman and child who were trapped on the Solent Wheel fairground attraction in Southsea. A Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said that two applicances had been sent and that crews were seeking to rescue people from a pod near to the top of the wheel at the Clarence Pier fairground. Pictured firefighters at the scene, showing them using a hydraulic ladder as they launched the rescue firefighters were seeking to rescue a woman and child from a pod near the top of the wheel. Susan Kay , who works at Treasure Island Golf in Southsea, said the fire engines had been at the scene for about 45 minutes. She said: “They’re bringing a woman and child down, you could see the woman was crying. “There are loads of people here and everyone’s been stopping to look.” The woman and child were successfully rescued by lunchtime. Emergency services have been called to the Solent Wheel at Clarence Pier this morning. A 60-year-old woman and a 6-year-old boy were on the wheel after it became unfunctional. They were rescued using an aerial ladder platform. The area was cordoned off while emergency services deal with the incident and a large crowd gathered to watch the rescue unfold. Crew Manager, Richard Furse, said, "Luckily where the cart was positioned, we were able to get the aerial ladder platform up to it quite easily. "We had lots of resources turn up initially due to it being a rescue from height but once we realised what we were dealing with, we managed to send a lot of them back." Nobody has been hurt during the incident.
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