Child Rescued From Regal Gallery Place Escalator After Hand Gets Trapped

First responders rescued a child whose hand got trapped on an escalator at a  D.C. movie theater Wednesday night, fire officials say.

D.C. Fire and EMS said rescue workers found the juvenile with part of their hand trapped in the escalator at the Regal Gallery Place movie theater.

The child was conscious and breathing, but had a serious trauma injury to their hand, the fire department said.

Medics took the child to a hospital.

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