A man hangs from a chimney almost 90 meters high while struggling to rescue him

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Chimney rescue. NOTE CONTENT: THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE CASUALTY IS NOT KNOWN A man hangs upside down, 270ft up, from the top of Dixon's Chimney in Carlisle, Cumbria. desde. Picture date: Monday October 28, 2019. Local reports said shouts and wailing could be heard coming from the chimney in the early hours of this morning before police arrived on the scene. See PA story POLICE Chimney. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson / PA Wire URN: 47936778 (Press Association via AP Images)

(CNN) - Emergency services in England were struggling to rescue a man who got stuck at the top of an 88-meter industrial chimney.

Fire Department officials called on the public to provide a 90-meter (295-foot) cherry picker to help rescue the man, who was reportedly trapped in Dixon's fireplace in Carlisle, northwest England, at 2:20 in the morning of this Monday.

The images on social networks seem to show the man with the naked torso and hanging from his legs.

It is not clear how or why the man was trapped at the top of the chimney, which is part of an old cotton mill of the nineteenth century.

"We are seeing several options for rescuing this man safely," said Cumbria police superintendent Matt Kennerley in a statement. "So far, the response of several agencies has seen us use technology that includes drones."

"A helicopter was used to try to rescue the man and efforts have been made to try to descend a technical rescue team into the chimney to rescue him."

"These two attempts have not been successful so far because of concerns about how safe the man is attached to the ladder at the top of the chimney, and the potential danger of air currents from the helicopter."

Kennerley added that the man's position is "extremely precarious," which is hampering all rescue attempts so far.

“These concerns about how safe he is hooked have also prevented us from sending someone down the stairs. The ladder is also damaged, ”he said.

"The stairs used by the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service will be mobilized to see if they can help while we wait for the arrival of the cherry picker."

Shouts and cries were heard from the chimney before the police arrived, according to the PA Media news agency.
Police closed the roads around the chimney and members of the public were asked to avoid the area.

John McVay, area manager of the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, called for anyone who has a cherry picker "over 90 meters" to contact local authorities.