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Intoxicated woman's decision to climb onto CHIMNEY ends in disaster
She's no Santa Claus.
An intoxicated woman had to be rescued after she got stuck inside a chimney at park near Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
The LA Fire Department responded to call about a woman who had climbed onto a rooftop of a historic building in the San Fernando Recreational Park at around 8pm.
'This woman, somehow, was able to get herself up on the roof. She was seen by witnesses dancing on the roof,' San Fernando Police Sgt. Brian Woodward said in a video posted by fire department.
'[She] then proceeded to climb up onto the chimney and began to dance on the chimney at which point she fell in, getting herself lodged.'
Woodward said that the fire and police departments 'were fortunate to get her out safely.'
The wannabe Kris Kringle was also seen by witnesses taking off her clothes on the rooftop shortly before she became stuck.
Locals recognized the woman as a homeless person who is frequently seen in the area, and witnesses said she appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, NBC 4 reported.
'I was walking with my little baby, and she was actually taking off her shirt and her pants and she was on the roof... At first she wasn't screaming or nothing, she was just on top of the roof,' said parkgoer, Israel Olivas.
'And the second time I came around she was actually inside [the chimney] screaming for help, she was like, "Help! Help! Help, please help! My ankle hurts!..." and that's when I stopped... and I decided to call the cops.'
Following a 'long and tedious' preparation, the woman was hoisted from inside the chimney and placed on a stretcher, according to the fire department.
She was then lowered down to the ground being placed in a wheelchair and escorted from the scene.
The LA Fire Department told NBC 4 that the 30-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital and her condition was described as 'fair.'
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