Man Stuck In Chimney: Firefighters Rescue Man After Independence Day Prank Goes Too Far


Firefighters from the Phoenix Fire Department have rescued a man stuck in a chimney. According to Reuters, the man was stuck inside the chimney after he was locked out of his home by his own friends, who were playing an Independence Day prank on him. The man, who has not been identified by name, was trying to get out of the home through the chimney when he managed to get himself stuck inside it.

After people realised someone was stuck inside the chimney, firefighters from the Phoenix Fire Department came in on early Sunday morning. They used sledgehammers and drills to break into the chimney and get the man out safely, the AZ Family reports.

A video released by the Phoenix Fire Department shows the operation underway. According to reports, a total of 30 firefighters were involved in the rescue of the man stuck in the chimney. They used air hoses and power cords to ensure the trapped man remained healthy. Another group of firefighters kept on talking to the stuck man and told him to keep calm while the rescue was in in progress.

According to ?Phoenix Fire Department spokesperson Aaron Ernsberger, the man was soon taken out of the chimney. He was shirtless and was covered in soot when firefighters rescued him. In the video, the firefighter rescuing him is also seen empathizing with the stuck man.

“I know, bro. It can’t be fun,” the firefighter is heard telling the man before he knocks off the last bit of the bricks that stood between the man and freedom.

Soon after his rescue, the youngster was rushed to a nearby hospital. Preliminary checks did not reveal injuries of a serious nature, and the man is reportedly in a stable condition.

While the actual sequence of events that led to the embarrassing mishap remains under wraps, Ernsberger told local media that it all happened because of a practical joke played out on the man by his own friends.

“They locked him out, I guess to play a joke on him… But in his mind he thought he could regain access to the house through the chimney, which turned out to be a really bad idea… He’s very lucky.”

The Inquisitr had earlier this year reported about a similar incident in which a naked woman stuck inside a chimney was rescued by firefighters in California.

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