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Chimney (darkday / Flickr / cc / cropped)

Burglar Gets Stuck in Chimney, Dies in Fire

In a story reminiscent of the Three Little Pigs, a man attempting to burglarize a home in Huron, California on Saturday by climbing down the chimney died when he became stuck and the homeowner returned and started a fire.

Woman Freed from Fireplace (Engineer Jared Hazelaar / Cal Fire Riverside)

Firefighters Free Naked Woman From Fireplace

Riverside County firefighters freed a naked woman from a fireplace Saturday, posting photos of the rescue to Twitter that show the woman’s soot-laden legs dangling through a hole they had opened to free her.