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A 40-stone (254kg) man suffering cardiac arrest had to be rescued from his first-floor flat by fire crews in Norfolk using an aerial ladder.A 40-stone (254kg) man suffering cardiac arrest had to be rescued from his first-floor flat by fire crews in Norfolk using an aerial ladder.
Six fire crews were called to Highgate, in King's Lynn, on Monday afternoon by the ambulance service. Six fire crews were called to Highgate, in King's Lynn, on Tuesday afternoon by the ambulance service.
The man could not get down the stairs so firefighters removed a window in his flat and brought him down using an aerial ladder.The man could not get down the stairs so firefighters removed a window in his flat and brought him down using an aerial ladder.
He was then taken to the town's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.He was then taken to the town's Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
An East of England Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the patient's doctor had called them because he was having breathing difficulties.An East of England Ambulance Service spokeswoman said the patient's doctor had called them because he was having breathing difficulties.
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When paramedics arrived he went into cardiac arrest, she said.When paramedics arrived he went into cardiac arrest, she said.
A spokesman for Norfolk Fire Service said six fire engines were called out because of the seriousness of the man's condition.A spokesman for Norfolk Fire Service said six fire engines were called out because of the seriousness of the man's condition.
The ambulance service recently pledged to provide more vehicles for obese people after a 30-stone man was dropped from a stretcher in Suffolk.The ambulance service recently pledged to provide more vehicles for obese people after a 30-stone man was dropped from a stretcher in Suffolk.
In March 2009 Kenny Williams was being moved from his home in Newmarket, Suffolk, to a specialist ambulance when he fell off the stretcher.In March 2009 Kenny Williams was being moved from his home in Newmarket, Suffolk, to a specialist ambulance when he fell off the stretcher.
Fire crews in England received at least 1,780 calls to help move obese patients in the past five years, figures released in 2009 showed.Fire crews in England received at least 1,780 calls to help move obese patients in the past five years, figures released in 2009 showed.