600-Pound Man Cut From His Home During Medical Emergency In Pennsylvania (VIDEO)

Firefighters cut a 600-pound man from his home in Pennsylvania on Monday.

Firefighters used chainsaws, Hazmat suits and a flatbed truck to cut and haul out a 600-pound man from his Pennsylvania home.

The unidentified obese man was stuck inside on Monday afternoon, but needed to go to a hospital, WPXI-TV reported in a video.

It took a group effort to break in -- the mess in the Upper Burrell Township home was so bad that there was no clear path to the man.

"Police came and knocked all the windows out but they didn't hear from him, so then Hazmat came cause it was deemed too toxic to go in by the fire department," neighbor Lee Hanyo told the station. "They had to figure out a way to cut him out so they used electric chainsaws to cut a hole in the house and pull him out."

Firefighters used a pulley system to lift the 600-pound man out of the home and placed him on a flatbed truck, the New York Daily News reported. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment.

"It shouldn't have come to that," Hanyo told WPXI-TV, an NBC affiliate. "But at least they got him out."

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Comments

[Hunter3203]

10:54 AM on 04/15/2012

I feel for the hospital who is now stuck with this guy. It's illegal to discharge a patient who doesn't have a proper home to go back to. His house will probably be condemned and it has a large whole in the side of it. I wonder who would be willing to accept a 600# man. I doubt any facility is prepared for that.

[BunnyLefluf]

05:07 AM on 04/16/2012

i think you mean hole.

[ladyvee1969]

11:02 AM on 04/13/2012

I've seen cancer patients get bloated and are 20 pounds extra, but never 600. Who is enabling this poor man? He obviously can't get up, so whoever his caretaker is, is part of the blame.

[ShawnzySwag]

04:00 AM on 04/13/2012

I laugh how many of the comments here imply that the only way to become six hundred pounds is to eat. That couldn't be further from the truth.

1) Genetics;
2) Medications;
3) Medical Diseases;

all contribute to weight problems. Not always is it from eating.

[Trisha57]

08:05 AM on 04/13/2012

Never saw a fat person at a concentration camp.

[Eric8869]

07:26 PM on 04/13/2012

wow comparing overweight people and people starving to death? Sorry but if they mad a medical disease in a concentration camp - they would be dead and if they couldn't work fast or hard enough they are shot to death. You are really disgusting.

[BunnyLefluf]

05:06 AM on 04/16/2012

you're pretty stupid!

[KIVPossum]

02:10 AM on 04/13/2012

Should have just used the chain saw on him and saved the house

[Eric8869]

07:26 PM on 04/13/2012

You're a sicko

[Bobbi Jo Zuravitch]

12:58 AM on 04/13/2012

Sucks man, someone helped this guy get here. He's gotta be dying inside, just mentally imprisoned, no sex, no contact with humans, no life at all. He's gotta have panic attacks all day long.

[Eric8869]

07:26 PM on 04/13/2012

finally someone with some compassion on this thread

[Bartmadness]

11:58 PM on 04/12/2012

His sleep number bed goes up to a thousand..

[Bartmadness]

11:54 PM on 04/12/2012

They used a"dump" trunk to remove his diapers;)

[Bartmadness]

11:53 PM on 04/12/2012

Sounds like the firemen had "tons" of fun!

[rxs]

08:27 PM on 04/12/2012

Gluttony. 1 of the 7 deadly sins. Better they just left him to explode. Now, we have to pay for his treatment so he can get down to a svelte 450 and be discharged. Then, he's off to the closest all-you-can-eat-China-buffet. Ya gotta feel sorry for the owner of that place.

[Eric8869]

10:33 PM on 04/13/2012

And your'e committing the sin of PRIDE. Dante's definition was "love of self perverted to hatred and contempt for one's neighbour." So are a lot of people responding to this story. Sad really.

[SueZbell]

06:43 PM on 04/12/2012

Maybe HE owned the building? In which case the damage is his problem.

If I owned the building, I'd seriously consider a substantial delay fixing it until he found another home.Yes, I already know, that is politically incorrect so don't get your panties in a wad. In fact, I can top that unfeeling comment: Imagine the additional problems if no one had found him sick and he had died.

If someone is 800#, lipo might be deemed an emergency life-saving measure?

[Trisha57]

08:09 AM on 04/13/2012

They won't do lipo on someone at 800#'s. First of all it's medically unsafe and secondly it's not his answer. He'd need more lipo next month if he continues the same lifestyle.

[taylor hayden]

10:52 PM on 04/13/2012

Well they had to call hazmat so I am sure the place will be condemned by the local authorities anyway

[SueZbell]

05:53 AM on 04/15/2012

good point

[mrck]

05:53 PM on 04/12/2012

Why didn't they show the man?

[FromBeyondUrAnus]

05:47 PM on 04/12/2012

If I owned that building, I would tell them to cut the guy up and not my building. I was nice enough to let the sloth live there after all. Why should my property be destroyed because of him?

[timalways]

04:33 PM on 04/12/2012

Where was Chris Crisco Christie at ?

[NancyY]

04:27 PM on 04/12/2012

Anyone who allows themselves to get in that sort of shape has stifled their own freedom.

So many people are born with disabilities, or become disabled during their lives, that I find the decision of someone who would choose to disable themselves absolutely preposterous.

[SueZbell]

06:46 PM on 04/12/2012

And, remember, the place was a mess--a fire hazard, no doubt. Likely a hoarder?

His first "disability" was likely psychological.

[NancyY]

10:05 PM on 04/13/2012

I think there comes a point in time where an adult needs to realize if they need help, and seek it. I saw the show, "Hoarders" once or twice; that was enough for me. At least those people had family members who helped them out.

[onlymdh]

02:56 PM on 04/12/2012

Anybody who is morbidly obese like this guy probably has deep psychological issues. Yes, a normal individual can decide what to eat or what not to eat but if it were that simple we'd all be in great shape. By the way, saying that good food is expensive versus junk food is simply not true. For example, you can buy a box of low fat, low sugar, high protein cereal for about the same price as a box of Fruit Loops. And skim milk is no more expensive than whole milk. Likewise, a baked potato is less expensive and a lot better for you than a box of frozen french fries or onion rings.

[gloriaswanson43]

03:11 PM on 04/12/2012

No, I disagree. What is being pushed right now is "organic", which is expensive as all get out.

Okay, personal experience only: heavy on fresh fruits and veggies, grocery store only, ground turkey..frozen, beef only manager specials, frozen turkey breasts and pork chops and roasts crock pot buy one get one.....Here's the thing: my family ..have has only been able to afford fresh (regular grocery store factory farm synthetic pesticide) fruits and veggies for two years. That is it. Even these, I watch the prices. I won't buy if it isn't on sale. Now, we are not poor..nor are we rich. Pfft! hardly rich..puhleeze. Two years..I don't work...healthy foods are darned expensive. Shoot, even one sixteen year old boy can eat me out of house and home. Are you kidding? Healthy, fresh foods are TOO EXPENSIVE!!! The caps lock is for a reason. We are only 2 years past canned foods only. Oh, I remember....I remember enough to tell you to get off your high horse..that not everyone can afford what you can nor can they grow in their own backyards or community gardens or have the time to tend or protect from thieves.....BS.

[Amanda J Wallace]

05:09 PM on 04/15/2012

Your whole argument against what onlymdh wrote makes absolutely no sense at all. Not once in their post did they mention having to eat fresh fruit and veggies in order to eat healthy. They merely pointed out in order to eat healthy you need to make the right choices, regardless of income. You disagree because what is being pushed right now is organic? No one says you have to buy organic foods. No one said you have to buy fresh fruit and veggies. If all you can afford is canned fruit and veggies then buy canned veggies. Yes fresh foods are expensive but using the excuse that all healthy food is too expensive is just that, an excuse. The excuse this whole country has for being overweight is that they can't afford healthy foods. Yes you can if you took the time to look. It comes down to being lazy and that is why people resort to junk food. If I can afford to eat healthy then anyone can do it and I can barely afford my rent.

[NancyY]

04:21 PM on 04/12/2012

Excellent point. And, I would add, that it's not that expensive to eat fresh produce, especially salad. Thank you for reminding me that I need to make that zucchini and onion dish that I was going to make yesterday.