Firefighters rescue boy dangling from fourth-floor window in China

Firefighters rescued a five-year-old boy hanging from a fourth-floor window in eastern China.

The video, filmed in the city of Yantai in Shandong Province, shows the child struggling to climb back into a window as his head gets stuck in between the security bars.

Firefighters rushed to the scene and managed to break into the flat.

They then dragged the boy up and brought him back to safety.

Fortunately the boy was not injured.

According to reports, the boy was left home alone by his parents when the incident occurred.

See what happens in the video above.