The rescue service of the Berlin fire brigade (symbol photo) Photo: spreepicture
From BZ/dpa
A man fell into the chimney of a multi-storey house on Maxstrasse in Berlin-Wedding on Tuesday evening – and was rescued by the fire brigade.
The emergency services pried open a wall on the fourth floor of the five-storey building in order to get to the man through the hole they had created.
According to a fire department spokesman, the man was injured and was examined by an emergency doctor. He came to the hospital.
The man was injured and taken to the hospital Photo: spreepicture
The fire brigade was called because a person heard calls for help in the house, the spokesman reported. “At first we thought someone had had an accident in an apartment.” Then the emergency services would have shined into the chimney in the dark – and discovered the man.
A large hole was then dug into a wall in an apartment. “The rescue itself was quick,” said the spokesman. The casualty was full of dust.
The fire brigade operation lasted about an hour. Height rescue experts were also requested and a drone flew over the house. The age of the rescued was not yet known.