Firefighters in Anhui Province, China used cooking oil to free a boy who had become trapped between a pillar and a wall.<br /><br />Rescuers first cut away the boy's clothes and then applied the oil before successfully lifting him to safety.<br /><br />According to local media, the boy fell into the gap between the wall and the pillar.<br /><br />He was not injured seriously in the incident which occurred on September 13, according to local reports.