Woman trapped under sofa for THREE HOURS after trying to move furniture – as fire brigade are called out to rescue her

THIS is the shocking moment a mum who was left trapped under a sofa for three hours is found by firefighters who were called to her rescue. Melissa, 53, has become an internet sensation after a video of her becoming stuck under a sofa in her basement went viral on TikTok. Melissa could be seen reaching out from beneath the couchSWNS Firefighters came to Melissa’s rescue 3 hours laterSWNS Her partner Todd, 55, was helping Melissa move the sofa when it became lodged in the stairwell, as seen in the hilarious footage taken by daughter, Claire.  The 23-year-old’s TikTok, which now has over 13million views, shows the sofa covering the entrance of the basement and her mother’s hand poking out from a tiny gap beneath it.  Melissa, who hasn’t given her surname, was left trapped in the basement for three hours while Claire and Todd attempted to free her by dislodging a handrail from the wall – but to no avail. The family from Columbus, Ohio, USA, had no choice but to call the fire department after their last resort attempt to free Melissa by making a hole in the wall. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS IN DEEP TROUBLE Horror moment woman nearly dives into shark's MOUTH in terrifying near-miss NUCLEAR THREAT US ramps up nuke threat by deploying dozens of warheads on Putin's doorstep The fire brigade successfully released the preschool teacher when they wriggled through the hole and dislodged the handrail. Claire, a law student, said: “I thought it was hilarious.  “My parents did not think it was funny.  “My dad was mad because of the damage and my mom thought she was never getting out. Most read in The Sun get them in there! Full I'm A Celebrity 2022 line up revealed OOPS! Strictly's Ellie Simmonds and Nikita make HUGE live blunder on Loose Women TIKTOK 'KILLER' Influencer ‘murdered mum’s lover after he blackmailed her with sex tape’ OH MAMA I’m a mum-of-11 by eight dads, people are shocked by my life but I don’t care HOT IDEA Mum shows off cheap B&M buy which helps her washing dry without a tumble dryer WHITE HOT Fans say same thing as they laugh at pasty Haaland in Man City pool snaps “When the fire brigade got there I was really trying to insert myself into the situation, because I have a twin sister and I wanted to film it for her.” The TikTok post has since been flooded with comments, with references to the famous episode of sitcom Friends, where characters failed to move a sofa. “After the fact, my mom thought it was really funny. We laughed about it afterwards. Read More on The Sun MEATY REVELATION I’m an air fryer whizz & here’s how to properly cook a steak in one APPY OR NOT? Surprise WhatsApp update changes group chats forever – but do you like it? “This was definitely not the typical evening in my house.  “But there’s definitely a lot of chaos and craziness around.”