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A teenager had to be rescued from a chimney after an attempted burglary went horribly wrong.

The suspect was pulled from a chimney by firefighters in Atlanta, Georgia, having been stuck for 10 hours.

The 17-year-old was taken into custody after being freed from a house in Norcross.

Gwinnett County police officer Jake Smith explained that the youth was charged with attempted burglary and giving false information to police.

Smith said that the teenager was heard yelling for help inside the chimney by a neighbour.

Fire crews found him at around 1.30pm local time, where they found him screaming for help, before telling them he had been there since 3am.