Woman stuck in chimney
2006-01-18 11:54
Los Angeles - Firefighters have rescued a woman who was found mysteriously stuck in the chimney of a house in California, officials said on Tuesday.
"We were called out and discovered the female, who was approximately 20-years-old, was stuck about 2.4m down from the top of the chimney," said Los Angeles fire department spokesperson Ron Myers.
"The firefighters were able to rig up a system of pulleys and hoist her out of the top of the chimney without having to damage it. "However we have no idea how she got in there in the first place or what she was doing," Myers added.
Myers said it took 40 minutes to free the woman. Police were investigating the odd incident.
- AFP