Firefighters rescue baby fox stuck inside a wall then call it Ian

A tiny fox cub was left with a saucer of water in a cardboard box to wait for his mother to pick him up.

Ian the fox had to be rescued by London’s fire brigade after he got stuck inside a wall cavity.

He is doing really well after his ordeal (which you can tell if you look at his cute little face.)

Firefighters in #Kensington rescued a baby fox after it became stuck in a wall cavity in #Bayswater. The tiny fox, named Ian after a soon-to-be retiring colleague, was left safely to wait for his mother on advice from @RSPCA_official https://t.co/LUGJAmgiPd pic.twitter.com/JOMJTWfj5K

— London Fire Brigade (@LondonFire) April 2, 2019

Firefighter Scott Magdalani wrote: ‘Ian was a very tough and noisy little fox. He wasn’t phased at all when we had to saw a hole in the wall to release him.’

He said: ‘The baby fox had somehow become trapped in the wall cavity of a ground floor shop.

‘We used a saw to cut a hole in the wall and released him safely.

‘We decided to call him Ian after Firefighter Ian Broomfield who is retiring in a few days time. The RSPCA advised us to leave Ian in a box with some water as his mother will be most likely come back and look for him.

Politics is on fire but let's all draw comfort from the fact that Ian's ok. https://t.co/Edsx2kA2uA

— Alice Ross (@aliceross_) April 2, 2019

‘I went back after work and saw that the box had gone. I rang an emergency vet to see if anyone had taken Ian into them. They said no and it was most likely that the mother had come back for him just as the RSPCA had said.’

However, a fox rescuer later said she had been alerted by a member of the public and come to rescue Ian, who is safe.

Karen Heath wrote: ‘Actually this story has a different ending! This cub is in our care at Mama Cat Trust after we were called (as fox rescuers) by a concerned member of the public.’

One fire engine and five firefighters attended the scene to rescue Ian after being called at 4.32pm yesterday.

If you see an animal in distress, contact the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999.