Rescue with a difference as fire officers free trapped pigeon
Fire officers made a rescue with a difference yesterday - as they freed a pigeon which had become stuck.
Crowds gathered while the rescue took place in Saddler Street, Durham.
The pigeon had become trapped in netting which was four storeys up in a building on the street.
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Hide AdOfficers from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service managed to free it.
A spokesman for the service said: "One of our Durham crews have rescued a pigeon from some netting that was four storeys up on Saddler Street, Durham.