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| Man is found glued to toilet seat | |
| (about 9 hours later) | |
| A man had to be taken to hospital still attached to a steel toilet after super-glue was deliberately smeared on the seat. | A man had to be taken to hospital still attached to a steel toilet after super-glue was deliberately smeared on the seat. |
| Firefighters were unable to free the man and were forced to remove the entire toilet with the man attached. | Firefighters were unable to free the man and were forced to remove the entire toilet with the man attached. |
| The 35-year-old was in a public toilet cubicle in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands when he became stuck. | The 35-year-old was in a public toilet cubicle in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands when he became stuck. |
| He was taken to hospital where doctors had to get into the ambulance before using chemicals to free him. | |
| Toilet re-installed | Toilet re-installed |
| An ambulance service spokesman said: "He appeared to be none the worse for his ordeal other than being understandably somewhat embarrassed." | An ambulance service spokesman said: "He appeared to be none the worse for his ordeal other than being understandably somewhat embarrassed." |
| It is thought the glue had been smeared on the toilet seat by a prankster. | It is thought the glue had been smeared on the toilet seat by a prankster. |
| An ambulance crew and a rapid response vehicle attended the scene just before midday but they were unable to free the man. | An ambulance crew and a rapid response vehicle attended the scene just before midday but they were unable to free the man. |
| "With the help of a local authority and the fire and rescue service, the man was removed from the cubicle still attached to the stainless steel toilet," the spokesman said. | "With the help of a local authority and the fire and rescue service, the man was removed from the cubicle still attached to the stainless steel toilet," the spokesman said. |
| The toilet was later taken back to the public convenience and re-installed. | The toilet was later taken back to the public convenience and re-installed. |