A man was arrested and taken to the hospital for evaluation after police say he climbed into a smoking chimney and became stuck inside a boarded-up Everett home. The Everett Police Department said officers were dispatched at around 8:39 a.m. to a residence in the 1300 block of Broadway Avenue for a trespass complaint. Neighbors reported smoke coming from a boarded-up house that was posted with No Trespassing signs.
Police said officers arrived and could hear someone inside the residence, and confirmed smoke was coming from the chimney. The trespasser refused to come out, and officers attempted to enter through the front door. While officers were trying to get inside, police said the man climbed out of a second-story window onto the roof. Officers outside told him to give up and come down, but he ignored directions and climbed into the still-smoking chimney from the top, where he became stuck.
Officers called the Everett Fire Department to rescue him. Fire crews initially tried to help from the top of the chimney, but police said the man refused assistance and moved further down. The smoldering debris that had been in the fireplace was removed, and fire crews removed the fireplace mantel and opened the wall to extricate him.
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