'Suspected burglar' stuck in pub chimney
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A suspected burglar has been arrested after spending seven hours trapped inside a chimney on a pub roof.
When the man, who is in his late 20s, was lifted out of the shaft by fire crews, he immediately ran away and clambered back on to the roof.
He told officers that he had first climbed into the ventilation shaft of the Twin Farms pub in Newcastle at 11.30pm on Thursday night in order to rescue a cat.
But he became stuck and it was not until fire services were called, alerted by a delivery man who had heard his cries seven hours later, that he was freed.
The man was wedged in a bend some 12ft down the shaft and four fire engines were called to set him free.
Specialist equipment was brought up to the roof to try to cut him out but it became apparent that he was in an awkward position.
A looped rope was lowered down into the chimney and attached to his foot in order to drag him up.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "We received a call from the fire service just after 6.20am to a man stuck in the ventilation shaft at this pub.
"Once the man had been released he made his way to the roof but then came down and was arrested on suspicion of burglary. He is still helping with inquiries."
A fire brigade spokeswoman said: "The alarm was caused by a person believed trapped in a ventilation chute.
"Firemen located the person in a round vent pipe after he had climbed into the vent pipe looking for a cat.
"Fire crews attached a loop to the person and gently eased him out of the pipe."
A man answering the phone at the pub said staff had no comment to make.
When the man, who is in his late 20s, was lifted out of the shaft by fire crews, he immediately ran away and clambered back on to the roof.
He told officers that he had first climbed into the ventilation shaft of the Twin Farms pub in Newcastle at 11.30pm on Thursday night in order to rescue a cat.
But he became stuck and it was not until fire services were called, alerted by a delivery man who had heard his cries seven hours later, that he was freed.
The man was wedged in a bend some 12ft down the shaft and four fire engines were called to set him free.
Specialist equipment was brought up to the roof to try to cut him out but it became apparent that he was in an awkward position.
A looped rope was lowered down into the chimney and attached to his foot in order to drag him up.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "We received a call from the fire service just after 6.20am to a man stuck in the ventilation shaft at this pub.
"Once the man had been released he made his way to the roof but then came down and was arrested on suspicion of burglary. He is still helping with inquiries."
A fire brigade spokeswoman said: "The alarm was caused by a person believed trapped in a ventilation chute.
"Firemen located the person in a round vent pipe after he had climbed into the vent pipe looking for a cat.
"Fire crews attached a loop to the person and gently eased him out of the pipe."
A man answering the phone at the pub said staff had no comment to make.
Quiet Plipton.. Mrs F is doing a sterling job and is saving me hours of trawling crappy news sites to find you ungrateful gits this sort of thing..
plipton said: Have you ever considerd an INTERESTING job Mrs F?
Not that we don't love you of coursebut you do seem to be bored a lot these days !!
whatever next!! 
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