One-year-old child freed from locked car by firefighters in Shrewsbury

The child was freed using window breaking equipment.

An infant was freed from a locked car by firefighters in Shrewsbury.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent one unit to the scene on Vanguard Way at around 4.47pm tonight (June 17) after reports a one-year-old child was locked in a vehicle.

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Emergency services used window breaking equipment to free the youngster.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “One 12 month old child released form locked car by crew using window breaking equipment.”

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