A peal for help! Tourist trapped under two ton bell at Buddhist temple in China after it broke when he was standing underneath
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | April 18, 2013 23:08A temple in easternChinawas the scene of a bizarre ding dong when a tourist was left trapped under a giant bronze bell after it came crashing to the floor.
Lin Wang was standing underneath the huge bell – used to summon Buddhist monks to prayer – when his friends began ringing it furiously at the temple inLinzi,Shandongprovince.
The screws securing the bell were wrenched loose and it fell to the floor, trapping Mr Lin and forcing firefighters to use a forklift truck to free him.
Firefighters worked for more than two hours trying to heave the enormous bell off the ground and free Mr Lin.
‘This bell is very old and should have been treated with respect,’ said a temple spokesman.
‘Instead, it broke and the bell fell on top of the man like a trap. The bell is very heavy and he’s lucky he wasn’t crushed,’ he added.
Safety inspectors said that screws securing the bell’s mounting bracket were wrenched out because of the frantic ringing.
But the unrepentant tourist said: ‘It’s a bell, it’s supposed to be rung. They should have made sure it was safe.’
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