Hanging by a thread, pigeon gets a lifeline from Fire and Rescue Services

Fire and Rescue Services personnel rescuing a pigeon trapped under the parapet of a building in Malappuram on October 12. | Photo Credit: SAKEER HUSSAIN

A routine Monday evening took an unexpected turn for the Malappuram Fire and Rescue Services team when a call for help led them to a pigeon hanging helplessly from the third floor of a building near the Passport Seva Kendra.

The pigeon’s leg had become entangled in a thread beneath the parapet of a bakery building, leaving it suspended in the air with no way to free itself. The bakery staff spotted the bird around 5 p.m. on October 12, 2026, but could not reach it. They alerted the Fire station at Munduparamba.