OC Firefighters Spend Hours Freeing Man Stuck In Chimney
LAKE FOREST (CBSLA.com) — It took a team of Orange County firefighters more than two hours to free a 32-year-old man trapped in a chimney Monday morning.
KNX 1070's Mike Landa reports the unidentified man got stuck just after 3 a.m. on Belgreen Place in Lake Forest.
OC Firefighters Spend Hours Freeing Man Stuck In Chimney
Orange County Fire Authority Captain Steve Concialdi said the man got stuck up to his shoulders about 10 feet down the chimney - and every time the man exhaled, he slid further down.
"He started screaming and yelling, and inside there was a mom, her daughter, and the daughter's two kids inside, so they called 911," Concialdi said.
About 25 firefighters - including two urban search and rescue teams - were called to the scene, according to Concialdi.
The man was finally lifted out in a harness just before 5 a.m. and taken to a hospital.
Sheriff's officials say he was trying to get into his uncle's home and didn't break any laws.
