A man has died after falling down the chimney of a seven-storey building.
Police were called to Great Cumberland Place, in Westminster shortly before 1am this morning after receiving reports that a man had fallen into the chimney of a seven-storey residential property.
The 20-year-old man is believed to have been sitting on the roof of the building when he fell backwards into the chimney.
Police, London Fire Brigade, Air Ambulance and Ambulance Service attended, but emergency services found the man’s body at the base of the chimney in the lower basement of the building, and were unable to save him.
Inspector Ian Bond of Westminster Police said: “This was a difficult and protracted recovery.
“Our thoughts are with the young man’s family at this sad time. “
