A naked man found wedged in the chimney of a Lancashire supermarket has been arrested for burglary.

Police officers discovered him trapped in a chimney breast of a Tesco Express store in Pemberton, Wigan, reports the BBC.

Firefighters were called to rescue the man, who became trapped in the chimney as he tried to get out of the supermarket.

Police said that because the man was naked he was taken to hospital as a precaution but was treated and discharged before being arrested.

A GMP spokeswoman said: “It is believed some his clothes came off as a result of him struggling to get out of the chimney.”

A 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of burglary and remains in police custody.