Woman trapped in chimney rescued in Thousand Oaks

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A woman reaches up as firefighters rescue her from a chimney in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. (VCFD Capt. Mike Lindbery, Twitter.com/VCFD_PIO)

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A woman was rescued after being trapped in a chimney in Thousand Oaks on Sunday.

A woman reaches out as USAR members rescue her from a chimney in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

VCFD Capt. Mike Lindbery, Twitter.com/VCFD_PIO

The entrapment was first reported around 6 a.m. in the 1900 block of Woodside Drive, Ventura County Fire Capt. Mike Lindbery said on Twitter.

USAR members work to free a woman from a chimney in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

VCFD Capt. Mike Lindbery, Twitter.com/VCFD_PIO

Urban Search and Rescue members had to dismantle the chimney in order to get the woman out.

USAR members work to free a woman from a chimney in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

VCFD Capt. Mike Lindbery, Twitter.com/VCFD_PIO

USAR members work to free a woman from a chimney in Thousand Oaks on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014.

VCFD Capt. Mike Lindbery, Twitter.com/VCFD_PIO

The woman was conscious upon being extricated and was transported to the hospital for an evaluation, Lindbery said.

It was not immediately known how the woman ended up inside the chimney.