FIREFIGHTERS were called to a supermarket after a toddler got his arm stuck in a trolley.

The incident happened just as Claire Doyle, 26, was finishing her shopping at the Asda store in Peterlee, east Durham, with her two small children in tow.

Her younger son, Kane, two-and-a-half, who was sitting in the child seat of her trolley, reached down to pick something up. Moments later, he complained that his arm was stuck.

Ms Doyle, who lives in Peterlee, said: "Staff at the store put ice on his hand because it was swelling up and someone brought a hacksaw, but it wouldn't have been safe to use it, so they called the fire brigade."

As Kane became increasingly distressed, staff put a screen around him.

Within minutes of arriving, firefighters freed Jake's arm using cutting equipment. He escaped with bruising.

Ms Doyle said: "Once they had gone, he had a little cry.