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The man appeared
to have climbed into the chimney during the night while the
owner was away and then became stuck, according to the Fresno
County Sheriff's Office.
The owner of the home in Huron lit a fire in his fireplace on
Saturday afternoon but then heard a man yelling inside the
chimney as the house filled with smoke, the sheriff's office
said in a statement.
The homeowner tried to extinguish the flames but firefighters
who dismantled the chimney during a rescue effort found the
suspect dead inside, the sheriff's office said.
The deceased man was identified by the Coroner's Office as Cody
Caldwell, aged 19. The cause of death was determined to be smoke
inhalation and burns.
(Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Chris Reese and Paul
Tait)
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