Forget cats in trees – Kirkby firefighters rescue hedgehog from a hole

Ashfield firefighters carried out an unusual rescue – a hedgehog trapped in a hole.

By Jon Ball

Published 23rd Sep 2022, 09:03 BST

Updated 23rd Sep 2022, 09:03 BST

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A crew from Kirkby’s Ashfield Fire Station were called to a hedgehog ‘that had fallen down a hole’.

Firefighters were called to Abbey Road, Kirkby, yesterday, Thursday, just after 8.40pm.

The hedgehog was stuck in inspection cover underground, and crews released it by using small tools.

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A spokesman for the Sutton Road station said: “We used breaking-in gear to take up some slabs and remove a collar around the top to gain better access.

“A firefighter then gently removed the hedgehog from the hole. It was given some pet food, the occupier will monitor it and then let it go free.

“It’s not just fires we attend.”

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