Man completely covered in TAR after falling into Russian pit… before it’s scraped off with razors

Man is completely covered in TAR after falling into Russian pit… before nurses have to scrape the substance from EVERY part of his body with razors

  • The 33-year-old fell into the toxic pool while walking in a disused asphalt plant
  • He began calling for help and fortunately passers-by rushed to his aid
  • He was hauled from the sticky black liquid and laid out on the grass covered in it
  • Medics at a hospital in Pavlovsk, western Russia, removed the tar with razors

A man who accidentally fell into a huge pool of toxic tar has been rescued by passers-by in western Russia.

The 33-year-old man, who has not been named, was walking past an abandoned asphalt plant when he stumbled and fell into the thick, black liquid.

After failing to break free from the sticky trap, he started calling for help.

Luckily he was heard by some passers-by who raced to the scene and managed to pull him out of the pool of tar.

A medic at the hospital in the city of Pavlovsk, western Russia, after he was hauled from the pool of tar at the disused asphalt plant

The unnamed 33-year-old lies on the grass after passers-by pulled him out when he called for help

The unnamed 33-year-old lies on the grass after passers-by pulled him out when he called for help

The Good Samaritans then called an ambulance and the victim was rushed to hospital.

A picture taken by paramedics shows the man covered from the top of his head to toes in tar after being rescued from the pool.

He can be seen lying on the grass as astonished medics reportedly prepare to load him into the ambulance.

Photos taken by medics in the city of Pavlovsk in Voronezh Oblast region show the man after he was admitted to a local hospital.

Medical staff had to use razors to remove the tar from the man’s skin and spent several hours cleaning him up.

Doctors say his life is not in danger any more and he is able to walk. 

Nurses at the hospital used razor blades to remove the tar from every inch of the man's body, taking several hours

Nurses at the hospital used razor blades to remove the tar from every inch of the man’s body, taking several hours

The man sitting on a hospital bed after the extensive clean-up operation to remove the toxic substance from his skin

The man sitting on a hospital bed after the extensive clean-up operation to remove the toxic substance from his skin

A pool of tar from the disused asphalt plant in Voronezh Oblast region where the man came perilously close to drowning

A pool of tar from the disused asphalt plant in Voronezh Oblast region where the man came perilously close to drowning

The pool of tar appeared in the city a year ago after the local asphalt plant was shut down.

The tar together with other chemicals were just left near the abandoned plant and formed huge pools.

Local authorities promised to clean the area after the incident.

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