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Man stuck up chimney
  • Police said they were dealing with an incident at Dixon’s Chimney in Carlisle after reports on Monday, October 28, that a man had got trapped on the large structure.

    Cumbria Constabulary said officers “became aware of a man trapped at height in the area” and were working with the other emergency services to free the man.

    “Officers are supporting Cumbria Fire and Rescue service and other partner agencies to attempt to free the man safely,” police said in a statement.

    “The road is currently closed at Stanhope Road, Charlotte Street and Shaddongate where it meets Bridge Street (A595). The public are asked to avoid the area.” Credit: Naim Asghar via Storyful

  • A hydraulic platform is raised at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Police vehicles block the road near to Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Police community support officers man a cordon near to Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday October 28, 2019. Local reports said shouts and wailing could be heard coming from the chimney in the early hours of this morning before police arrived on the scene. See PA story POLICE Chimney. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
  • The man is seen here, in an image from social media, dangling from the top of the former mill chimney (Twitter EMURRIE91)
  • Urban Search and Rescue team members from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, prepare to use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday October 28, 2019. Local reports said shouts and wailing could be heard coming from the chimney in the early hours of this morning before police arrived on the scene. See PA story POLICE Chimney. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
  • Urban Search and Rescue team members from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, prepare to use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up. PA Photo. Picture date: Monday October 28, 2019. Local reports said shouts and wailing could be heard coming from the chimney in the early hours of this morning before police arrived on the scene. See PA story POLICE Chimney. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire
  • Urban Search and Rescue team members from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, prepare to use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Urban Search and Rescue team members from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, prepare to use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Urban Search and Rescue team members from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Operators use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Urban Search and Rescue team members from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, prepare to use a hydraulic platform at Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Police vehicles block the road near to Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.
  • Police vehicles block the road near to Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria, where a man, whose condition is currently unknown, continues to hang upside down from the top of the chimney 270ft up.

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