Maryland firefighters dismantle fireplace to clear suspected intruder stuck in chimney

A Maryland man has been taking some notes from Santa and using them to be less good!Ibral Khan tell NBC Washington 4 He found a “suspected intruder” stuck in his chimney in the middle of the night. Firefighters spent hours tearing apart the fireplace brick by brick on Saturday. The unidentified man was removed from the chimney at 7.30am and taken to hospital with “serious injuries”.

Mysterious voice sparks search

In the evening, Ibrar and his family started a fire, made fireworks and watched a movie.Around 3am, Ibrar first heard strange noises in his home

“I kept hearing some really loud banging, some thumping, like something was hitting a wall,” he said.

So he investigated. He checked the windows and garage. When he didn’t find anything, he called the police. They came and swept his house and found nothing. But the hustle and bustle didn’t stop. As Ibrar checked the fireplace, a man called and said, “Ay, ay, ay.” According to NBC Washington, Ibrar said the man said “some Hail Marys, some Hallelujah stuff.”

At this point, Ibrar again asked the police to return to his home. At this almost dawn, the officers were skeptical. But afterward, a female police officer reportedly said, “Oh my God, you’re right, there’s someone in there. There’s someone in there.”

firefighters rescue

twenty four firefighter response Came to the scene and chopped down the walls, eventually freeing the unauthorized guests. Pete Pillinger, chief spokesman for the Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service, shared photos of the rescue effort on Twitter. From floodlights and ladders to shovels and safety equipment, Ibrar’s living room is full of equipment.

Apparently, the chimney’s wire cap was pulled back, and the unknown person climbed down and got stuck. Despite the injury, NBC Washington 4 said officials believed he was expected to survive. The identity of the suspected intruder remains unknown at this time.

what is happening now

Firefighters carried out the rescue, but left Ibrar and his family with great confusion. As the story spread, questions continued to arise about who was responsible for cleaning up the rescue debris. An initial report from NBC Washington 4 said the house was owned by Holy Cross Hospital. Ibrar expressed concern for the injured man and relief that he was not able to fully enter the home.

“Who knows how this could go wrong. It could go wrong in a thousand different ways,” Ibrar said.

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