Firefighters in California were called to a property in Woodcrest by the homeowner who was woken up by his former lover’s cries for help.

According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the mother of his three children had tried to open the front door at around 5am on Saturday.

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The 35-year-old failed to gain entry and then climbed to the roof, removed all her clothes and slid down the chimney, reported Los Angeles TV channel CBS.

She became wedged in the 12x12in chute and home owner, Tony Hernandez said: “She said, ‘I’m trapped in the chimney.’ So I tried to get her out but it was too hard.”

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Firefighters spent two-hours rescuing her which also involved breaking the fireplace open.

She was taken to hospital with minor injuries and very sooty legs.

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