A recent video from China shows why it is always a bad idea to play around on escalators. And parents with kids should be extra careful while riding on escalators. A little girl in China got badly injured as her arm got sucked into an escalator. The five-year-old girl was accompanied by her mother and the girl did not let go of the rubber handrail even after they reached the floor. As the handrail rolls back underneath, the girl's arm got sucked into the mechanism. She fell onto the floor and her entire arm went in with the rolling rubber handrail. The horrifying incident has been captured on video and it serves as a good warning to all parents too. Two-Year-Old Jumps on Luggage Conveyor Belt at Atlanta Airport, Ends With Fractured Hand (Watch CCTV Video).

The incident took place earlier on August 12 in the city of Hanchuan in China's central Hubei Province. The mother was shocked by whatever unfolded in front of her and could not help her child in distress. However, members of the local fire service arrived to rescue the girl. They dismantled the plastic housing around the handrail conveyor system and managed to pull the girl out. The girl was then rushed to the hospital as she was badly injured. The child's hand was cut, swollen and had to be given several stitches.

Watch Video of Girl's Arm Getting Sucked Into Escalator System:

One cannot even imagine the pain it must have caused to the little one. During her rescue, a man kept playing something on the phone, so that she could be distracted from the pain. This incident serves as a clear warning to parents who go with their kids and frequently take the escalators. Kids especially are always amused by such things and often head to the escalators again and again to play.

This incident also reminds us of the time when a woman in China was completely swallowed by an escalator in the year 2015. At China's Hubei mall, a woman got pulled into panels and fell to death. The biggest of an escalator mishap took place in Rome metro station in October 2018. An escalator had collapsed almost 20 people were seriously injured in the horrific accident. So, escalators may be convenient to get to a floor but one should always be extra careful while riding on them. While the concept of moving stairs may amuse a lot of people, trying stunts on them is a strict no-no.

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