Spicy Chili Causes Evacuation in London

In London, very spicy chili cooked at a London Thai restaurant caused roads to close and evacuations after people passing by complained of the smell burning their throats. A London Fire Brigade’s chemical response team was called after the smell hit London’s Soho district. Firefighters knocked down the door of the restaurant and took the chili that was being prepared as part of a batch of Nam Prik Pao, a spicy Thai dip.

Drunk Man Trapped in Ex’s Chimney

In Evansville, Indiana firefighters had to tear through a wall and rescue a drunken man who had gotten stuck while trying to climb down a chimney to get into the home of his ex-girlfriend.

Alejandro Valencio was drunk when he got into the chimney at 3:30 a.m. in the morning. The firefighters needed help from the police because his ex-girlfriend, Connie Deweese, blocked the fireplace and wanted them to leave him in there and let him die. Deweese had known Valencio for eight months and wanted him to stay away from her. She had locked her doors but he decided that he would get in the house through the chimney. Valencio says he has a job and would pay for the damages he caused due to the rescue.