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A 12-year-old girl just wanted to show her cousin the view from her family's rooftop. Instead, she fell into a chimney and plummeted down the flue for 14 stories, landing in a pile of furnace soot.
Grace Bergere injured her hip and is recovering at a New York hospital. A 60-centimeter pile of ash and dust probably saved her life by cushioning her fall when she crashed into a basement furnace, officials said.
"I broke my leg!" she yelled after rescuers spotted her soot-caked hand reaching out for help.
Fire Chief Austin Horan said the girl emerged relatively unscathed from the accident at the Westbeth Artists Housing complex that houses performers, including Grace's father, Steve Bergere, a jazz guitarist.
"It's a miracle – it's an absolute miracle," he said.
Associated Press
The Standard, 4 August 2008
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