California firefighters need 2 hours to free female from inside fireplace chimney Associated Press
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Officials say firefighters needed two hours to free a female who was trapped inside a fireplace chimney at Riverside County home.
A statement posted on the Riverside County Fire Department website says about two dozen firefighters responded about 5 a.m. Saturday to a residence in an unincorporated area near Riverside, where they found a female lodged inside a chimney.
The female was not identified, and no age was provided.
Once freed, she was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
Authorities did not say why she entered the chimney.
The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection provides fire services for the county.
A statement posted on the Riverside County Fire Department website says about two dozen firefighters responded about 5 a.m. Saturday to a residence in an unincorporated area near Riverside, where they found a female lodged inside a chimney.
Once freed, she was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries.
Authorities did not say why she entered the chimney.
The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection provides fire services for the county.
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