Firefighters called after teenager gets stuck in baby swing in Thamesmead

9:32am Sunday 23rd September 2012 in News By Robert Fisk

Firefighters called after teenager gets stuck in baby swing in Thamesmead Firefighters called after teenager gets stuck in baby swing in Thamesmead

A TEENAGER was very embarrassed last night (September 22) as firefighters had to be called after she got stuck in a baby swing in Thamesmead.

Her friends were laughing at the 15-year-old and adults came out of their homes to take pictures of the trapped girl.

Crews from Plumstead fire station were called at about 10pm and freed her by undoing the chains at the top of the swing then lubricated the seat.

The incident in the playground near Booth Close took the firefighters around 30 minutes to deal with.

Watch manager Peter Moore, from Plumstead’s blue watch, said: “We recommend that children’s play equipment is kept for children to play with and not used by youths.”

Comments(14)

dee2009 says...
10:57am Sun 23 Sep 12

pmsl at this but glad she ok x

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cookster says...
11:00am Sun 23 Sep 12

Thankfully she was probably too drunk to remember any of this.

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madras says...
12:38pm Sun 23 Sep 12

go on, let's get those pictures published!

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MsChevious says...
9:29am Mon 24 Sep 12

It's times like this when I wish people were charged for wasting resources. It probably cost thousands of pounds to deploy firefighters, and will cost more to restore the swing.

At the very least a fine might make her & her mates think twice about being twonks in the future.

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TIGGY-LEWISHAM says...
10:46am Mon 24 Sep 12

yep, why were teenagers hanging around the baby swings any way.... drinking and smoking and buying weed!!
up to no good!
she knew she would not fit the baby swing, so yes i agree a fine would have been appropriate, now the kids have lost a swing, and the council need to pay to fix it... how unfair is this?

i see this as vandalism, if they were caught smashing something up, police would have charged them.. this is no different. its not a funny story to laugh at...

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the wall says...
12:35pm Mon 24 Sep 12

TIGGY-LEWISHAM wrote:
yep, why were teenagers hanging around the baby swings any way.... drinking and smoking and buying weed!! up to no good! she knew she would not fit the baby swing, so yes i agree a fine would have been appropriate, now the kids have lost a swing, and the council need to pay to fix it... how unfair is this? i see this as vandalism, if they were caught smashing something up, police would have charged them.. this is no different. its not a funny story to laugh at...
Vandalism -Troll off to the Daily Wail.

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vickstarr says...
2:28pm Mon 24 Sep 12

TIGGY-LEWISHAM wrote:
yep, why were teenagers hanging around the baby swings any way.... drinking and smoking and buying weed!!
up to no good!
she knew she would not fit the baby swing, so yes i agree a fine would have been appropriate, now the kids have lost a swing, and the council need to pay to fix it... how unfair is this?

i see this as vandalism, if they were caught smashing something up, police would have charged them.. this is no different. its not a funny story to laugh at...
some people have no sence of humor

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TIGGY-LEWISHAM says...
2:57pm Mon 24 Sep 12

whats the funny bit..... you probably was involved.... 15 year old stuck in baby swing, oh yeah i am laughing .... bet the poor firemen found it hilarious too...

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TIGGY-LEWISHAM says...
2:59pm Mon 24 Sep 12

should a left her stuck.... that would have been funny, seeing her sober up in a baby swing... then fined for under age drinking, now i can see funny side...

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vickstarr says...
3:39pm Mon 24 Sep 12

im 23 i wouldnt be in a park hanging out now, but yes its something i used to do, there arnt anything for young teens 2 to, the last thing they want to be doing is sitting indoors with there parents. Im sure she didnt mean to get herself stuck, and yes i think the fireman did have a laugh about it. with there job they need a laugh sometimes.

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the wall says...
3:41pm Mon 24 Sep 12

TIGGY-LEWISHAM wrote:
yep, why were teenagers hanging around the baby swings any way.... drinking and smoking and buying weed!! up to no good! she knew she would not fit the baby swing, so yes i agree a fine would have been appropriate, now the kids have lost a swing, and the council need to pay to fix it... how unfair is this? i see this as vandalism, if they were caught smashing something up, police would have charged them.. this is no different. its not a funny story to laugh at...
A) No report of drugs.

B) No report of drink.

C) FB freed her by undoing the chains at the top of the swing then lubricated the seat.


Maybe trolls should read the news report first.

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TIGGY-LEWISHAM says...
4:04pm Mon 24 Sep 12

a pathetic story, to go with pathetic s e london thugs... should a sent parents the coat of calling fire brigade out... no where for them to go, omg, it was 10pm, go home!!

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the wall says...
5:33pm Mon 24 Sep 12

TIGGY-LEWISHAM wrote:
a pathetic story, to go with pathetic s e london thugs... should a sent parents the coat of calling fire brigade out... no where for them to go, omg, it was 10pm, go home!!
'the coat of calling fire brigade out' ?

The coat ?

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Jordanwebbgirl says...
9:00pm Sun 30 Sep 12

omg lol my m8 got published in the paper XD she wasnt drunk btw but looooooool

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