Comments 
Print 
Mail 
Large Medium SmallA man who climbed a 40-meter tower in a suicide attempt in Hengyang, Hunan province, fainted due to the scorching heat and was rescued by firefighters, China News Service reported on Friday.
The man fainted at top of the tower due to the heat after fighters tried in vain to encourage him to come down.
He was later rescued by firefighters using an aerial ladder. According to the local weather bureau, the average outside temperature in the city reached 37 C to 39 C at the end of July.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
