Woman Trapped Five Days Among Piled Trash Rescued by Firefighters
A woman trapped under piled trash in her cluttered Chiang Mai room for five days was rescued by firefighters after calling a neighbor for help. She showed signs of weakness and was hospitalized for evaluation.
On July 26, rescue workers from the Phetchkasem Foundation in Chiang Mai responded to assist an unconscious woman in a rented room in Muang district, Chiang Mai province, after a neighbor received a distress call in which the woman managed only to say "help me" before the line went dead.
When rescuers arrived, they found the room door locked from inside and unable to open, forcing them to use cutting equipment to breach the door and enter urgently. Inside, they discovered the woman lying on the floor in a weakened state, with household items and trash piled on top of her. Rescuers quickly cleared the items and assessed her condition, finding she remained conscious and responsive but showed signs of weakness on her left side—a medical emergency.
When questioned, the woman revealed she had been lying in that condition since July 21, a total of five days, before finally managing to call her neighbor for help. The room was so cluttered with items, belongings, and garbage that there was almost no workspace. Rescue workers had to clear the area and create a pathway to move the patient, taking over 40 minutes to successfully carry her out of the room and transfer her to an ambulance.
The neighbor reported that upon receiving the call with only the word "help," he rushed to check but could not open the locked door from inside, prompting him to immediately alert rescue workers. The patient was transported to Maharaj Nakhon Chiang Mai Hospital, where doctors are conducting a thorough medical evaluation to determine the cause of her condition.
