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The most bizarre rescues made from furniture by North East firefighters have been revealed - including a man who got his testicles trapped in a commode.

On top of tackling fires and keeping the public safe, firefighters do get a number of red-faced callers who get into some embarrassing predicaments.

Firefighters have been called out to people of all ages from babies to pensioners. There have been many people becoming trapped on commodes, beds and sofas while children were most commonly stuck in cots or baby bath seats.

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The testicles incident in Blyth is just one of 55 peculiar incidents unearthed as a result of a freedom of information request to North East fire and rescue services over the past four years.

Others in Northumberland include a nine-month old child stuck in a bath seat, a 96-year-old getting trapped in a stairway bannister and stool and a child getting their thumb stuck to a metal bed frame.

A spokeswoman for Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service advised members of the public to "be careful".

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A fallen wardrobe at a property in North Shields led to firefighters being called to free an occupant who was trapped inside the bedroom.

An elderly lady in Felling required assistance after she fell and got her neck wedged in between the arm and the back of a commode.

Another elderly person had slipped through a commode and got their left leg stuck.

One pensioner living near the Quayside in Newcastle needed help after climbing onto a coffee table to replace a curtain pole at his window only for him to seize up and unable to move.

Other callouts included in Wallsend where someone got their arm stuck down the back of the sofa and in Whitley Bay where a child got their left foot stuck in TV furniture.

The Chronicle has previously reported how firefighters used a hacksaw to remove a two-year-old's head from a potty at an Aldi store in South Shields.

Meanwhile a mum was forced to dial 999 after her two-year-old daughter's head also got stuck in a potty, this time at their home in South Shields. Pliers were used by the emergency services to remove the potty from the youngster, who was not injured.

Despite how ridiculous some 'special service' incidents may sound, a Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said they are an important aspect in the work they do.

She added: " We are a humanitarian service and therefore will use our skills and expertise to help those who require our intervention, some of whom may be frail or have mobility issues which may make it difficult for them to free themselves in such situations.

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"In addition we also work closely with the North East Ambulance Service to provide assistance to them when they get called out to incidents which also require our specialist skills.

"These types of accidents can happen to anyone in our communities at any time. The role of a firefighter is to prevent and protect our communities from harm and therefore it is an important aspect of the work we do.”

Firefighters from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service were called to 13 incidents involving a woman getting her arm stuck in bed springs, children who have been trapped in a cot, a woman stuck in a walking frame under the dining room table and a man whose head got wedged under a chest of drawers following a fit.