A four-year-old boy was safely rescued after becoming trapped in a 10-inch irrigation pipe outside a Fairfield preschool. Firefighters freed him in about 15 minutes, and he was taken to the hospital for evaluation with no injuries reported.
- Incident occurred at Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center in Fairfield, Solano County. - The boy was stuck for approximately 15 minutes before firefighters freed him.
- He appeared uninjured and had no complaints, but was taken to hospital as a precaution. - The event drew comparisons to the 1987 Baby Jessica rescue in Texas, though that incident lasted 60 hours.
Fire officials praised the quick response and the boy's calm demeanor during the rescue.